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Bao Kuo - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"To Include" in Mandarin Chinese

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Bao Kuo

Meaning

to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►bāo kuò
Tone numbers: bao1 kuo4

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 包括
Simplified: 包括

First Character: 包 (bāo) – to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for)
Second Character: 括 (kuò) – enclose; include

Examples of Bāo Kuò

Audio files are marked with ►

Zhùsù fèi bāokuò yī fèn ōu lù zǎocān.
住宿費包括一份歐陸早餐。
住宿费包括一份欧陆早餐。
A continental breakfast is included in the cost of the (hotel) room.

Yìbān de jiànkāng jiǎnchá bāokuò nàxiē xiàngmù?
一般的健康檢查包括那些項目?
一般的健康检查包括那些项目?
What is included in a regular health exam?

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