The baggage in cross talk is also called (), which can be divided into () and ()

"Baggage" is a basic unit of cross talk discourse. Xue Baokun (2004) believed in the article "About the "Baggage" of Cross Talk" that the "baggage" of cross talk is the joke of cross talk. According to the actor's statement , the "baggage" is a package full of jokes. The actor unwraps the baggage and puts the jokes inside one by one without the audience knowing it. Then he secretly fastens the buttons of the baggage and waits for the opportunity to suddenly shake it off. The jokes were put in without the audience knowing, so when the baggage was shaken off, the audience must have been surprised and laughed out loud. At the same time, because the jokes were put in one by one in front of the audience, they were so loud in the audience. It feels reasonable and believable while laughing. This is called "unexpected and reasonable." It can be seen that the humor of cross talk lies in its discourse structure that uses and breaks the audience's "reasonableness". "Pragmatic habits and psychological stereotypes, thereby achieving the stylistic effect of "unexpected" comedy.

The artistic language that makes people laugh in cross talk is called "baggage". It is used by cross talk actors. The terminology actually means exactly the same as jokes and gimmicks, and there are processes of "tying up baggage" and "shaking baggage" in its application.

Generally speaking, a joke only needs one or two "baggage". .