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包袱

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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

包袱 [bāofu]
  1. 1. cloth-wrapper
  2. 2. a bundle wrapped in cloth
  3. 3. millstone round one's neck; load; weight; burden
    思想包袱
    a load (or weight) on one's mind
    不要把成绩当包袱
    not allow one's merits to become a hindrance to one's progress
    这件事让他背上了沉重的感情包袱
    不能把赡养父母看成是包袱

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

包袱 [bāofu]
  1. 1. 包衣物等用的布。
  2. 2. 包有衣物等的布包儿
    手上拎着一个包袱
  3. 3. 比喻精神上的压力或负担
    顾虑重重,包袱沉重。
  4. 4. 指相声等曲艺中的笑料
    包袱(把笑料说出来)。

Examples

思想包袱
a load (or weight) on one's mind 包袱
不要把成绩当包袱
not allow one's merits to become a hindrance to one's progress 包袱
打开包袱
untie a bundle 打开
放下包袱
cast off mental burdens; get rid of the baggage; lay down one's burden 放下
甩掉包袱
cast off a burden; get a load off one's back 甩掉
这件事让他背上了沉重的感情包袱 包袱
不能把赡养父母看成是包袱 包袱
别因为自己的过失背包袱 背包袱
他背着沉重的心理包袱 沉重
长征战士们甩掉包袱,轻装上阵。 轻装

Collocations

包袱皮儿
cloth wrapper
沉重包袱
heavy mental burden
包袱
to pack
放下包袱
to free oneself from a burden
思想包袱
a mental burden

Word Decomposition


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