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抱
bào
1.
to hold
2.
to carry (in one's arms)
3.
to hug
4.
to embrace
5.
to surround
6.
to cherish
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
合抱
hébào
to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
怀抱
huáibào
to hug
抱定
bàodìng
to hold on firmly
抱屈
bàoqū
feel wronged
抱怨
bàoyuàn
to complain
抱恨
bàohèn
to have a gnawing regret
抱愧
bàokuì
feel ashamed
抱抱
bàobào
to hug
抱拳
bàoquán
to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
抱持
bàochí
to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
抱摔
bàoshuāi
body slam (wrestling move)
抱有
bàoyǒu
have
抱枕
bàozhěn
bolster
抱歉
bàoqiàn
to be sorry
抱病
bàobìng
to be ill
抱窝
bàowō
(coll.) to incubate
抱负
bàofù
aspiration
抱头
bàotóu
to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced
抱养
bàoyǎng
adopt (a child)
拱抱
gǒngbào
to enfold
Example Sentences (2)
你的这只大黑狗毛真漂亮，而且这么聪明，每次见了都想抱一抱它。
Nǐ de zhè zhī dà hēi gǒu máo zhēn piàoliang, érqiě zhème cōngmíng, měicì jiàn le dōu xiǎng bào yí bào tā.
Your big black dog's fur is really beautiful, and it's so smart. Every time I see it, I want to give it a hug.
Text 2
你的这只大黑狗毛真漂亮，而且这么聪明，每次见了都想抱一抱它。
Nǐ de zhè zhī dà hēi gǒu máo zhēn piàoliang, érqiě zhème cōngmíng, měicì jiàn le dōu xiǎng bào yí bào tā.
Your big black dog's fur is really beautiful, and it's so smart. Every time I see it, I want to give it a hug.
Text 2
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,121
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,470 of 84,292