Meaning of bǎo:

bǎo

Noun

(bound form) fortress; stronghold; (bound form) burger (abbr. for 漢堡|汉堡[han4bao3]); village (used in place names); variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]

Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu yīgè gǔlǎo de chéngbǎo.

这座城市有一个古老的城

This city has an ancient fortress.

Wǒ xiǎng chī yī gè hàn bǎo.

我想吃一个汉

I want to eat a hamburger.

Zhège cūnzhuāng de míngzì jiào Chángbǔ.

这个村庄的名字叫长

The name of this village is called Changbǔ.

Wǒmen zài chéng lǐ de lǎo diàn lǐ chángle měiwèi de sānmíngzhì bǎo.

我们在城里的老店里尝了美味的三明治

We tasted a delicious sandwich bun at the old shop in the city.

Suffixe

(often used to transliterate -berg, -burg etc in place names); used in place names

Zhè zuò gǔlǎo de chéngbǎo fēicháng zhuàngguān.

这座古老的城非常壮观。

This ancient castle is very spectacular.

Wǒmen jìhuà míngtiān qù chángchéng cānguān jūyōngguān de xióngwěi chéng bǎo.

我们计划明天去长城参观居庸关的雄伟城

We plan to visit the mighty fortress of Juyong Pass on the Great Wall tomorrow.

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