包括 (bāokuò) — to include

包括 (bāokuò)

包括 means to include or to comprise. It is used to list what is contained within a set, group, or scope. It often appears at the start of a list introduced by a general statement.

Meanings

1. [verb] To include; to comprise; to consist of.

Example Sentences

这个价格包括早餐。 Zhège jiàgé bāokuò zǎocān. This price includes breakfast.

我们班包括三十个学生。 Wǒmen bān bāokuò sānshí gè xuésheng. Our class includes thirty students.

他的工作包括很多内容。 Tā de gōngzuò bāokuò hěn duō nèiróng. His work includes many different things.

这本书包括五个章节。 Zhè běn shū bāokuò wǔ gè zhāngjié. This book comprises five chapters.

Collocations

Memory Hook

包 means to wrap and 括 means to enclose with brackets. Together they form "wrap and enclose" — 包括 gathers everything inside its scope, just as brackets enclose a list.