Usage note
包裹表示包起来的东西，也指快递包裹。
bāo guǒ biǎo shì bāo qǐ lái de dōng xī， yě zhǐ kuài dì bāo guǒ。
包裹 means a wrapped item or a parcel.
Context note
包裹常用于寄送、收货和行李。
bāo guǒ cháng yòng yú jì sòng 、 shōu huò hé xíng li。
It is often used for sending, receiving, and luggage.
5 examples
我收到了一个包裹。
wǒ shōu dào le yí gè bāo guǒ。
I received a parcel.
请把包裹送到前台。
qǐng bǎ bāo guǒ sòng dào qián tái。
Please send the parcel to the front desk.
这个包裹很大。
zhè ge bāo guǒ hěn dà。
This parcel is very big.
他正在包裹礼物。
tā zhèng zài bāo guǒ lǐ wù。
He is wrapping a gift.
包裹上写着地址。
bāo guǒ shàng xiě zhe dì zhǐ。
The parcel has the address written on it.
5 mini stories
妈妈把礼物包裹得很漂亮。
mā ma bǎ lǐ wù bāo guǒ dé hěn piào liang。
Mom wrapped the gift very nicely.
快递员把包裹送来了。
kuài dì yuán bǎ bāo guǒ sòng lái le。
The courier delivered the parcel.
她打开包裹看里面有什么。
tā dǎ kāi bāo guǒ kàn lǐ miàn yǒu shén me。
She opened the parcel to see what was inside.
包裹上有一张卡片。
bāo guǒ shàng yǒu yì zhāng kǎ piàn。
There was a card on the parcel.
他等了很久，终于拿到了包裹。
tā děng le hěn jiǔ， zhōng yú ná dào le bāo guǒ。
He waited a long time and finally got the parcel.
Mini dialogue
收到包裹
A
门口有一个大包裹，是你的吗？
Ménkǒu yǒu yī gè dà bāoguǒ, shì nǐ de ma?
There is a big parcel at the door. Is it yours?
B
是的，妈妈给我寄的包裹终于到了！
Shì de, māma gěi wǒ jì de bāoguǒ zhōngyú dào le!
Yes, the parcel my mom sent me has finally arrived!
寄包裹
A
你要去哪里？
Nǐ yào qù nǎlǐ?
Where are you going?
B
我去邮局寄一个包裹给奶奶。
Wǒ qù yóujú jì yī gè bāoguǒ gěi nǎinai.
I'm going to the post office to send a parcel to grandma.
Related words and contrasts
related
快递
kuài dì
express delivery; courier package
快递 is the service or the package sent by express delivery, while 包裹 is a general parcel.
contrast
行李
xíng li
luggage; baggage
行李 is luggage you carry while traveling, not a parcel you send.