xíng lǐ
luggage; baggage
我把行李箱放在了门口。
wǒ bǎ xínglǐ xiāng fàng zài le mén kǒu.
I put my suitcase at the door.
我正在整理行李。
wǒ zhèng zài zhěnglǐ xínglǐ.
I am packing my luggage.
你带了多少行李？
nǐ dài le duōshǎo xínglǐ?
How much luggage did you bring?
行李箱 (xínglǐxiāng)
suitcase
包袱 (bāofu)
luggage
空手 (kōngshǒu)
empty-handed
轻装 (qīngzhuāng)
lightly packed
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The Chinese word 行李 (xínglǐ) for "luggage" is composed of two characters: 行 (xíng) and 李 (lǐ). The character 行 originally meant "to go" or "to walk", and was often used in the context of travel. Over time, it came to be used more broadly to refer to any kind of movement or activity. The character 李, on the other hand, originally meant "plum tree" or "plum blossom". However, in the context of 行李, it is used as a phonetic component, and does not contribute to the meaning of the word. The combination of 行 and 李 thus creates the word 行李, which refers to the items that one carries when traveling.
