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包庇 (bāo bì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 包庇

动 dòng verb

to shield, to harbor, to cover up for

父母不应该包庇孩子的错误。

fù mǔ bù yīng gāi bāo bì hái zi de cuò wù

Parents should not cover up their children's mistakes.

Word breakdown

包 bāo — to wrap, to cover

庇 bì — to shelter, to protect

Structure & writing

1 包 bāo — to wrap (something) with paper, cloth, etc.

包 is a component in 9 characters

HSK 2

跑 pǎo to run, to move forward by leaping with legs alternately

HSK 3

饱 bǎo full (after eating); satiated (opposite of hungry)

HSK 4

抱 bào to embrace with arms, to hug

HSK 6

泡 pào bubble (spherical or hemispherical body formed by gas in liquid) 胞 bāo placenta and fetal membranes

HSK 7

刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 炮 pào cannon; artillery piece (caliber above 2 cm, firing shells; includes mortars, howitzers, cannons, anti-aircraft guns, etc.) 袍 páo long robe; gown 雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage

consists of

1.1 勹 bāo — to wrap, enclose

勹 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 1

包 bāo to wrap (something) with paper, cloth, etc.

HSK 3

勺 sháo ladle; spoon (a handled utensil for scooping) 句 jù sentence (a linguistic unit composed of words and phrases expressing a complete idea)

HSK 4

葡 pú used in "葡萄" (grape; grapevine)

HSK 5

局 jú chessboard

HSK 6

匀 yún even, uniform; to make even 旬 xún a period of ten days; a month has three such periods: upper, middle, and lower 胸 xiōng chest; the front of the torso between the neck and abdomen

HSK 7

勾 gōu to mark with a check or hook (indicating deletion or selection) 勿 wù do not; must not (prohibition or dissuasion) 甸 diàn outlying areas beyond the suburbs in ancient times

1.2 巳 sì — sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches

巳 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 1

包 bāo to wrap (something) with paper, cloth, etc.

HSK 4

导 dǎo to guide; to channel

HSK 6

异 yì different; distinct

HSK 7

巷 xiàng narrow street; lane; alley 撰 zhuàn to write articles or books; to compose 祀 sì sacrifice; ritual offering to gods or ancestors

Stroke order

2 庇 bì — to shelter, to shield

庇 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)

广 is a component in 31 characters

HSK 1

床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store

HSK 3

应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources

HSK 4

庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times

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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth

HSK 5

席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay

HSK 6

庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves

HSK 7

唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre

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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

2.2 比 bǐ — to compare; to compete

比 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 4

批 pī to slap with the palm 毕 bì to finish, to conclude

HSK 5

昆 kūn (class.) elder brother

HSK 7

屁 pì fart; gas expelled from the anus 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 毙 bì to die (often derogatory when referring to people) 皆 jiē all; everyone

Stroke order

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Meaning of 包庇

包 bāo — to wrap, to cover

庇 bì — to shelter, to protect