---
title: "Shubao Meaning: 书包 (shūbāo) Means “schoolbag”"
description: "书包 (traditional 書包, shūbāo) means “schoolbag; bookbag”. Hear its tones, see what 书 and 包 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shubao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 书包 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

书包 shūbāo

## schoolbag; bookbag

## Its characters

1. 书 shū book
2. 包 bāo bag

## In a sentence

我的书包里有三本书。 There are three books in my schoolbag.

在**书包**里吗？

From [我的书在哪儿？ · Where is my book?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/where-is-my-book-location-words-in-chinese#library-word-65-67)

[More about 书包](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%A6%E5%8C%85)

## More words with 书 or 包

- [包裹 bāoguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoguo)
- [包含 bāohán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baohan)
- [包括 bāokuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baokuo)
- [包容 bāoróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baorong)
- [包围 bāowéi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baowei)
- [包装 bāozhuāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozhuang)
- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [背包 bēibāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beibao)
- [承包 chéngbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengbao)
- [打包 dǎbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabao)

## Keep 书包 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Fshubao) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[Every free Chinese tool we make](https://mandarinthewild.com/tools)

[How it compares with SuperChinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/superchinese)