Meaning
to eat till full; satisfied
Chinese: 吃足了，也表示充分。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bao” becomes a different word in each tone. 饱 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 饱和bǎo hésaturated; filled to capacity
- 饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghaving lived through many changes
- 饱满bǎo mǎnfull; plump
- 中饱zhōng bǎoto embezzle; to misappropriate; to line one's pockets with public funds
- 饱学bǎo xuélearned; erudite; scholarly
Example Sentence
这顿饭我吃得很饱。Zhè dùn fàn wǒ chī de hěn bǎo.I ate my fill at this meal.
这Zhèthis顿dùnto stop饭fàncooked rice我wǒI吃chīto eat得很de hěn(after an adjective) very饱bǎoto eat till full。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The food radical 饣 (meaning) plus 包 (bāo, sound): filled with food — ‘full (after eating)’. Simplified from 飽.
A way to remember it
Food (饣) + the sound 包 — full.
Easy to confuse with
- 跑‘To run’: shares the 包 sound, but with the foot radical 足.