How to say “Give me a bag, please” in Chinese
“Give me a bag, please” in Chinese is 给我一个袋子。, written in pinyin as Gěi wǒ yí ge dàizi.
给我一个袋子。
Gěi wǒ yí ge dàizi.
Give me a bag, please.
Word by word
What each part of 给我一个袋子。 actually means.
- 给gěito give
- 我wǒme
- 一个yí geone (measure word)
- 袋子dàizibag
When you use it
- Say it at the checkout after paying, when the cashier is about to hand over your things loose and you need something to carry them in.
- Supermarkets often give bags free, while many smaller shops charge a few cents for one — the cashier will ask 要袋子吗 at the register, and this sentence answers that question before it comes.
Use 给我一个袋子。 in shopping situations. Prices, sizes, bargaining and paying.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
要一个塑料袋。
Yào yí ge sùliàodài
I need a plastic bag.
塑料袋 names the plastic bag specifically — the kind you get at a checkout.
不用袋子，谢谢。
Bú yòng dàizi, xièxie
No bag, thanks.
Refusing saves the bag fee where shops charge, and it is the answer to 要袋子吗 when you already have one.
有免费的袋子吗？
Yǒu miǎnfèi de dàizi ma?
Are there free bags?
免费 (free of charge) is worth knowing everywhere, not just at a checkout.
What usually trips people up
- The bag you carry is 袋子, but 袋 alone is a measure word: 一袋米 is a bag of rice. The 子 ending is what turns the measure word into the object itself.
- 要袋子吗 at the register is a routine checkout question, not an upsell — answer 要 or 不用 and nothing more is needed.
- For takeaway food the word is 打包, not 袋子 — leftovers leave a restaurant in a 打包盒, shopping bags come from shop checkouts, and each scene keeps its own word.
What you might hear back
- 要大的还是小的？Yào dà de háishi xiǎo de?Big one or small one?
- 袋子要加一块钱。Dàizi yào jiā yí kuài qiánThe bag costs one yuan extra.
- 帮您放一起吗？Bāng nín fàng yìqǐ ma?Shall I put them together?
Common questions
- How do you say "Give me a bag, please" in Chinese?
- "Give me a bag, please" in Chinese is 给我一个袋子。 — written in pinyin as Gěi wǒ yí ge dàizi. It is a shopping phrase you would use in China.
- What does 给我一个袋子。 mean in Chinese?
- 给我一个袋子。 (Gěi wǒ yí ge dàizi) means "Give me a bag, please". Broken down word by word: 给 (gěi) means "to give"; 我 (wǒ) means "me"; 一个 (yí ge) means "one (measure word)"; 袋子 (dàizi) means "bag".
- When would you use "Give me a bag, please" in Chinese?
- Say it at the checkout after paying, when the cashier is about to hand over your things loose and you need something to carry them in. Supermarkets often give bags free, while many smaller shops charge a few cents for one — the cashier will ask 要袋子吗 at the register, and this sentence answers that question before it comes.
Where you'll use it
给我一个袋子。 comes up in these situations, in this order.
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