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Information of 抱

Pinyin bào

Radical

扌

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug or embrace / surround / cherish

抱 [bào] 动词 (Verb) 1. 用手臂围住: to hold or carry in the arms. - 例子: 拥～ (to embrace). ～小孩儿 (to hold a child). 合～ (to hug closely). ～残守缺 (to be conservative and not know how to advance). 2. 围绕，环绕: to encircle. - 例子: 山环水～ (mountains encircle the waters). ～厦 (a porch added in front of a house, also refers to a small house adjoining at the back). 3. 胸怀愿望，志向: to cherish desires or ambitions. - 例子: ～负 (to bear a burden of aspiration). 4. 心里存着，怀有: to cherish, to have in mind. - 例子: ～怨 (to hold resentment). ～恨 (to harbor hatred). ～歉 (to harbor regret). ～憾 (to hold remorse). 5. 密合: to fit closely. - 例子: 衣服～身儿 (clothes fit snugly). 6. 把他人的子女收养为自己的子女: to adopt someone else's child as one's own. - 例子: ～养 (to adopt). 7. 量词: a measure word indicating the extent enclosed by both arms, e.g., 一～草 (an armful of grass). 8. 孵: to hatch. - 例子: ～窝 (to hatch a nest). ～小鸡 (to hatch chicks). 名词 (Noun) 1. 怀，胸怀: breadth of vision. - 例子: 见唐·韦应物《寒食日寄诸弟》: 念离(离别)独伤抱 (Longing during separation is a sorrow held in one's heart). 量词 (Measure Word) 1. 表示两臂合围的量: armful. - 例子: 这棵树有一抱粗 (This tree is an armful in thickness); 两抱草 (two armfuls of grass).

抱厦 bào shà

Baoxia

抱头痛哭 bào tóu tòng kū

to weep disconsolately / to cry on each other's shoulder

抱怨 bào yuàn

to complain / to grumble / to harbor a complaint / to feel dissatisfied

怀抱 huái bào

to hug / to cherish / within the bosom (of the family) / to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

抱愧 bào kuì

feel ashamed

抱憾 bào hàn

repent of / regret / deplore

抱拳 bào quán

to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)

拥抱 yōng bào

to embrace / to hug

抱歉 bào qiàn

to be sorry / to feel apologetic / sorry!

抱负 bào fù

aspiration / ambition

搂抱 lǒu bào

to hug / to embrace

环抱 huán bào

to encircle / surrounded by

打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng

to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice / to fight for justice / also written 抱打不平[bao4 da3 bu4 ping2]

抱头 bào tóu

to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)

抱抱 bào bào

to hug / to embrace

抱佛脚 bào fó jiǎo

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation

抱定 bào dìng

to hold on firmly / to cling (to a belief) / stubbornly

合抱 hé bào

to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)

抱头鼠窜 bào tóu shǔ cuàn

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

抱病 bào bìng

to be ill / to be in bad health

抱住 bào zhù

clasp / grip / tackle / fold

犹抱琵琶半遮面 yóu bào pí pá bàn zhē miàn

Still holding the pipa half-hidden face