<p>包餃子 just means to <em>make (wrap) dumplings</em> - it is not a three character word. Consider the similar phrase</p>
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<p>包傷口</p>
<p><em>To dress wounds</em> (wrap wounds in bandages)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>To say <em>to stuff</em>, you can use the verb 塡 (<em>to fill</em>).</p>
<blockquote>
<p>把餡料塡進火鷄裏</p>
<p><em>Put the stuffing in the turkey</em></p>
</blockquote>

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dROOOze
<p>Many Chinese characters have multiple functions</p>
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<p>包 <a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/373/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/373/</a></p>
<p>[1] [v] wrap; pack; bundle</p>
<p>[2] [n] [classifier] package; bundle; sack; packet; parcel</p>
<p>[3] [n] bun (food)</p>
<p>[4] [v] include; contain; cover</p>
<p>[5] [v] undertake; guarantee; assure</p>
<p>[6] [v] charter; hire; contract</p>
<p>[7] [v] surround; encircle; envelop</p>
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<p>包 in 包饺子 is a verb for &quot;to wrap&quot;</p>
<p>To pack filling into bun is called &quot;包饀&quot; (包 is verb ; 饀 is noun)</p>
<p>'to stuff' filling into food items in Chinese is 釀 as in 釀豆腐, 釀青椒</p>
<p>'to fill' sausage in Chinese is 灌 as in 灌香腸</p>

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<p>While this could be construed as a construct of 包 and 饺子, I'd argue that it is a single word.</p>
<p><em>ABC</em> and <em>KEY</em> both list 包饺子 as a</p>
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<p>VO</p>
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<p>a verb-object word.</p>
<p><em>ABC</em> even defines it as:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>1 V.O. wrap meat dumplings</p>
<p>2 COLL. surround and annihilate</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Especially now that 包饺子 has a phrasal usage it is more likely to be considered a single word - one with a literal meaning and one with a figurative meaning.</p>

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<p>What would be the correct translation for 包饺子 ?<br>
Is it a word of 3 hanzi, or just a sentence wrap...  dumplings ?<br>
包 is used as a verb or a name ?<br>
Many dictionaries give " to wrap meat dumpling ", and 包 is also a measure word!<br>
What about the verb to stuff ?  stuffed dumplings ?</p>

<p>thanking you</p>

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Chinese modern vocabulary 包饺子
# Chinese modern vocabulary 包饺子

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-03)

What would be the correct translation for 包饺子 ?  
Is it a word of 3 hanzi, or just a sentence wrap... dumplings ?  
包 is used as a verb or a name ?  
Many dictionaries give " to wrap meat dumpling ", and 包 is also a measure word!  
What about the verb to stuff ? stuffed dumplings ?

thanking you

**Tags:** grammar, vocabulary, food


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-03. Score: 2

包餃子 just means to *make (wrap) dumplings* - it is not a three character word. Consider the similar phrase

> 包傷口
>
> *To dress wounds* (wrap wounds in bandages)

To say *to stuff*, you can use the verb 塡 (*to fill*).

> 把餡料塡進火鷄裏
>
> *Put the stuffing in the turkey*


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-04-03. Score: 1

Many Chinese characters have multiple functions

> 包 <http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/373/>
>
> [1] [v] wrap; pack; bundle
>
> [2] [n] [classifier] package; bundle; sack; packet; parcel
>
> [3] [n] bun (food)
>
> [4] [v] include; contain; cover
>
> [5] [v] undertake; guarantee; assure
>
> [6] [v] charter; hire; contract
>
> [7] [v] surround; encircle; envelop

包 in 包饺子 is a verb for "to wrap"

To pack filling into bun is called "包饀" (包 is verb ; 饀 is noun)

'to stuff' filling into food items in Chinese is 釀 as in 釀豆腐, 釀青椒

'to fill' sausage in Chinese is 灌 as in 灌香腸


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-04-03. Score: 1

While this could be construed as a construct of 包 and 饺子, I'd argue that it is a single word.

*ABC* and *KEY* both list 包饺子 as a

> VO

a verb-object word.

*ABC* even defines it as:

> 1 V.O. wrap meat dumplings
>
> 2 COLL. surround and annihilate

Especially now that 包饺子 has a phrasal usage it is more likely to be considered a single word - one with a literal meaning and one with a figurative meaning.


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