承包 chéngbāo to contract
to contract; to undertake (a job)
How to remember 承包: 承 to undertake + 包 parcel = to contract.
Characters
How it is used
- To take on a job under contract - 承包工程 (chéngbāo gōngchéng) contract a construction project; 承包商 contractor.
- Common in construction and in farming (承包土地 contract farmland). You undertake the whole job for an agreed sum.