How to Say ‘Please pack it to go.’ in Simplified Chinese
请打包。
qǐng dǎ bāo
[ching daa baow]
🇨🇳 In China: [打包] is the normal way to ask for leftovers to be packed up at a restaurant. In China, taking food away after a meal is common and not awkward.
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[ching]
please
A polite word used when making a request.
请打包，我要带走。
Please pack it up, I want to take it away.
打包
dǎ bāo
[daa baow]
to pack up; to box leftovers
Common in restaurants when asking staff to pack leftover food to take away.
这道菜没吃完，麻烦打包。
We didn’t finish this dish; please pack it up.
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