# 包含 (bāohán): to contain | HSK 5 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-5/baohan-2016
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-5-2016
HSK levels: 5
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:41:00.579Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 包含 (bāohán), HSK 5: to contain; to include; to embody. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 包含

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bāohán

to contain; to include; to embody

HSK 5

## Pronunciation

包bāo1

First tone: high and level

First tone: high and level

含hán2

Second tone: rising

Second tone: rising

Tone marks follow the source pinyin. Listen to the complete word to practise connected pronunciation.

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## Usage in this example

Used as a verb meaning to contain or entail, as when a paragraph holds three layers of meaning or a plan entails risks.

## Example sentence

这段话包含了三层意思。

zhè duàn huà bāohán le sān céng yìsi.

This paragraph contains three layers of meaning.

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