菜包子 cài bāo zi

steamed bun stuffed with vegetables; (fig.) useless person

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. steamed bun stuffed with vegetables
  2. 2. (fig.) useless person
  3. 3. a good-for-nothing

Characters

Character Meaning
菜 cài HSK 1
vegetable; dish (type of food); cuisine
包 bāo HSK 3
bag; to wrap; to include
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child