NinjaTurtle Posted August 11, 2018 at 01:30 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 at 01:30 PM Hi everyone, I want to verify the way to say “pack a suitcase” in Chinese. I think the verb is 准备 (zhǔnbèi) ("prepare") with no direct object for the verb. Is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted August 11, 2018 at 03:52 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 at 03:52 PM Think the usual way is to say 收拾行李 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
大肚男 Posted August 11, 2018 at 03:53 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 at 03:53 PM I think the simplest way would be 打包行李 But would defer to others with better Chinese than mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
陳德聰 Posted August 11, 2018 at 05:21 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 at 05:21 PM 收拾行李 (shōushi xínglǐ) +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsima Posted August 11, 2018 at 05:32 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 at 05:32 PM 收拾東西 for most simple, used when you're getting ready to 出去玩 打包 sounds strange to my ear, makes me think of food, but i'm non-native Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaTurtle Posted August 11, 2018 at 05:50 PM Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 at 05:50 PM Thanks for all of these. What happened was, a Chinese lady was packing for a trip and she said "prepare" in English, so I guess what I got was her mistaken translation into English. (Or maybe she really meant to say "prepare.") I later checked in my dictionary for "pack a suitcase" but my Chinese friends said the phrase in the dictionary wasn't right. One of the biggest problems I have had is that what is in the dictionary very often is not what Chinese people say in real life. For me it's a real problem. (And the same is for my Chinese students trying to learn English.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
陳德聰 Posted August 11, 2018 at 06:18 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 at 06:18 PM What did your dictionary say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted August 12, 2018 at 04:43 AM Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 at 04:43 AM Yes, 收拾行李。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaTurtle Posted August 12, 2018 at 01:34 PM Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 at 01:34 PM Sorry 陳德聰, I'm in America right now and I don't have my Chinese dictionary with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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