包含 bāohán to contain
to contain; to embody; to include
怎么记住“包含”: 包 parcel + 含 to hold in the mouth = to contain.
汉字
用法
- To contain/include as an inherent component - 这句话包含两层意思 (zhè jù huà bāohán liǎng céng yìsi) this sentence contains two layers of meaning.
- Contrast 包括 (bāokuò), which lists members of a set (A includes B, C, D); 包含 is about an abstract quality being embedded within something.
- So use 包含 for meanings/emotions/elements woven in, 包括 for enumerable items.
例句
- 它包含了什么？ Tā bāohán le shénme?What does it contain?
- 这本字典包含了约4万个词条。 Zhèběn zìdiǎn bāohán le yuē 4wàngè cítiáo.This dictionary has about 40,000 entries.