bào

to hug; to hold; to carry (in one's arms)

HSK 4 #1122

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 1122nd character
Radical ⼿ (64.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 978

Definitions

抱 bào
  1. 1. to hug
  2. 2. to hold
  3. 3. to carry (in one's arms)
  4. 4. to embrace
  5. 5. to cherish
  6. 6. to surround

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Words containing 抱

Word Meaning
to be sorry; sorry!; to feel apologetic
to complain; to feel dissatisfied; to grumble
to hug; to embrace
aspiration; ambition
to hug; to embrace
to hug; to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
have; possess
to hug; to embrace
panic measures in place of timely preparation
to fight for justice
to encircle; surrounded by
to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder
to be outraged by an injustice
to be ill; to be in bad health
feel wronged
to have a gnawing regret
to carry sb the way grooms carry brides across the threshold
to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
doing things at the last minute
doing things at the last minute
to hug; to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
to throw oneself at sb; to throw oneself in sb's arms
to throw oneself at sb; to throw oneself in sb's arms
panic measures in place of timely preparation
(coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous
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