塑料袋

• Pinyin: sù liào dài
• Hanzi breakdown: 塑料 = mouldable material (plastic); 袋 = 代 (generation, phonetic) + 衣 (clothing), meaning bag or sack

Meaning

Plastic bag. A bag made of thin, flexible plastic.

Refers to the disposable plastic bags commonly used for shopping, carrying groceries, or storing items. A hot topic in environmental discussions as China has implemented various plastic bag reduction policies.

Examples

1. 现在超市的塑料袋要收费了。 Supermarkets now charge for plastic bags.
2. 出门买东西最好自己带购物袋，少用塑料袋。 It's best to bring your own shopping bag when going out, and use fewer plastic bags.
3. 她把剩下的水果装进了一个塑料袋里。 She put the leftover fruit into a plastic bag.

Usage Guide

Context: shopping, environment

Tone: casual

Do Say

• 请问需要塑料袋吗？(Would you like a plastic bag?)
• 我们应该少用塑料袋，保护环境。(We should use fewer plastic bags to protect the environment.)

Don't Say

• 请给我一个塑料包。(Don't say 塑料包 — the correct word is 塑料袋 for a plastic bag.)

Origin & History

Compound of 塑料 (plastic) and 袋 (bag), literally 'plastic bag.'

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal