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盒子

hézi

box

Usage note

盒子是装东西的容器。

hé zi shì zhuāng dōng xī de róng qì。

A box is a container for holding things.

Context note

盒子常出现在整理、礼物和收纳里。

hé zi cháng chū xiàn zài zhěng lǐ 、 lǐ wù hé shōu nà lǐ。

Boxes often appear in organizing, gifts, and storage.

5 examples

这个盒子很大。
zhè ge hé zi hěn dà。
This box is very big.
把书放进盒子里。
bǎ shū fàng jìn hé zi lǐ。
Put the book into the box.
盒子里有糖。
hé zi lǐ yǒu táng。
There is candy in the box.
妈妈买了一个盒子
mā ma mǎi le yí gè hé zi。
Mom bought a box.
请打开盒子
qǐng dǎ kāi hé zi。
Please open the box.

5 mini stories

我把小玩具放进盒子里。
wǒ bǎ xiǎo wán jù fàng jìn hé zi lǐ。
I put the small toy into the box.
这个盒子很漂亮,适合装礼物。
zhè ge hé zi hěn piào liang, shì hé zhuāng lǐ wù。
This box is very pretty and suitable for gifts.
妈妈让我把盒子收好。
mā ma ràng wǒ bǎ hé zi shōu hǎo。
Mom asked me to put the box away.
盒子里有几支笔和一本本子。
hé zi lǐ yǒu jǐ zhī bǐ hé yì běn běn zi。
There are a few pens and a notebook in the box.
我打开盒子,看见里面有一张卡片。
wǒ dǎ kāi hé zi, kàn jiàn lǐ miàn yǒu yì zhāng kǎ piàn。
I opened the box and saw a card inside.

Mini dialogue

找盒子

A
我的铅笔盒子在哪里?
Wǒ de qiānbǐ hézi zài nǎlǐ?
Where is my pencil box?
B
在书包里,那个蓝色的盒子
Zài shūbāo lǐ, nàge lánsè de hézi.
In the schoolbag, that blue box.

送礼物

A
这个盒子真漂亮。
Zhège hézi zhēn piàoliang.
This box is really pretty.
B
里面是给你的礼物。
Lǐmiàn shì gěi nǐ de lǐwù.
Inside is a gift for you.

Related words and contrasts

related
箱子
xiāngzi
chest, trunk, case

箱子 is usually larger and sturdier than 盒子, which is often a small box.

related
纸盒
zhǐhé
cardboard box

纸盒 is a specific type of 盒子 made of paper or cardboard.

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