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抱
bào
to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold
💡 Ideographic:
To wrap 包 in one's arms 扌; 包 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 4
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⿰扌包
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bāo
包
wrap, pack, bundle; package
💡 Ideographic:
To swaddle 勹 a baby 巳; 勹 also provides the pronunciation
5 strokes
HSK 3
Words Using 抱 (45)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
抱歉
↗
bàoqiàn
to be sorry / to feel apologetic / sorry!
4
bàoqiàn
抱歉
↗
HSK 4
to be sorry / to feel apologetic / sorry!
抱
↗
bào
to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish
4
bào
抱
↗
HSK 4
to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish
抱怨
↗
bàoyuàn
to complain / to grumble / to harbor a complaint / to feel dissatisfied
5
bàoyuàn
抱怨
↗
HSK 5
to complain / to grumble / to harbor a complaint / to feel dissatisfied
拥抱
↗
yōngbào
to embrace / to hug
5
yōngbào
拥抱
↗
HSK 5
to embrace / to hug
抱负
↗
bàofù
aspiration / ambition
6
bàofù
抱负
↗
HSK 6
aspiration / ambition
抱抱
↗
bàobào
to hug / to embrace
bàobào
抱抱
↗
to hug / to embrace
抱有
↗
bàoyǒu
have / possess
bàoyǒu
抱有
↗
have / possess
抱持
↗
bàochí
to hold (expectations, hopes etc) / to maintain (an attitude etc) / to harbor (doubts etc) / to clinch (boxing)
bàochí
抱持
↗
to hold (expectations, hopes etc) / to maintain (an attitude etc) / to harbor (doubts etc) / to clinch (boxing)
抱枕
↗
bàozhěn
bolster / a long pillow or cushion
bàozhěn
抱枕
↗
bolster / a long pillow or cushion
抱不平
↗
bàobùpíng
to be outraged by an injustice
bàobùpíng
抱不平
↗
to be outraged by an injustice