Meaning
peel; to skin
Chinese: 去掉外皮或外层。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bo” becomes a different word in each tone. 剥 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 剥削bō xuēto exploit; exploitation
- 剥夺bō duóto deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
- 现剥xiàn bāo(of fruit, prawns etc) peeled on the spot; Taiwan pr.
- 剥离bō líto peel; to strip; to peel off; to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc)
- 剥除bō chúto strip off; to peel off; to remove (esp. unwanted parts)
Example Sentence
妈妈帮妹妹剥了一个橘子。Mā ma bāng mèi mei bāo le yí ge jú zi.Mom peeled an orange for my sister.
妈妈Mā mamama帮bāngto help妹妹mèi meiyounger sister剥bāoto peel了le(completed action)一个yí gea橘子jú zitangerine。