抱 bào

embrace, hold in arms, enfold

HSK 4 #1122

DEFINITIONS

抱 bào
  • to hold
  • to carry (in one's arms)
  • to hug
  • to embrace
  • to surround
  • to cherish

STROKES

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WORDS

抱歉 bào qiàn
HSK 4
to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
抱怨 bào yuàn
HSK 5
to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied
拥抱 yōng bào
HSK 5
to embrace; to hug
抱负 bào fù
HSK 6
aspiration; ambition
抱抱 bào bào to hug; to embrace
怀抱 huái bào to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
抱有 bào yǒu have; possess
搂抱 lǒu 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
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]
环抱 huán bào to encircle; surrounded by
抱头痛哭 bào tóu tòng kū to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder
抱不平 bào bù píng to be outraged by an injustice
抱病 bào bìng to be ill; to be in bad health
抱屈 bào qū feel wronged
抱恨 bào hèn to have a gnawing regret
公主抱 gōng zhǔ bào to carry sb the way grooms carry brides across the threshold
合抱 hé bào to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 píng shí bù shāo xiāng ， lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 píng shí bù shāo xiāng ， lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
懷抱 huái bào to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
投怀送抱 tóu huái sòng bào to throw oneself in sb's arms; to throw oneself at sb
投懷送抱 tóu huái sòng bào to throw oneself in sb's arms; to throw oneself at sb
抱佛腳 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
抱大腿 bào dà tuǐ (coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous
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