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

WORDS

定 bào dìng to hold on firmly; to cling (to a belief); stubbornly
愧 bào kuì feel ashamed
成一团 bào chéng yī tuán to band together; to gang up; to stick together
成一團 bào chéng yī tuán to band together; to gang up; to stick together
打不平 bào dǎ bù píng see 打抱不平[da3 bao4 bu4 ping2]
团 bào bào tuán Free Hugs Campaign
團 bào bào tuán Free Hugs Campaign
装 bào bào zhuāng "hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 包包團|包包团[bao1 bao1 tuan2])
裝 bào bào zhuāng "hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 包包團|包包团[bao1 bao1 tuan2])
拳 bào quán to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
持 bào chí to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc); to clinch (boxing)
摔 bào shuāi body slam (wrestling move)
枕 bào zhěn bolster; a long pillow or cushion
朴子 bào pǔ zǐ Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[Ge3 Hong2] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc
樸子 bào pǔ zǐ Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[Ge3 Hong2] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc
残守缺 bào cán shǒu quē to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition
殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition
犊崮 bào dú gù Mt Baodu in Cangshan county 蒼山縣|苍山县[Cang1 shan1 xian4], Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], south Shandong
犢崮 bào dú gù Mt Baodu in Cangshan county 蒼山縣|苍山县[Cang1 shan1 xian4], Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], south Shandong
窝 bào wō (coll.) to incubate; to brood
窩 bào wō (coll.) to incubate; to brood
粗腿 bào cū tuǐ to latch on to the rich and powerful
臂 bào bì to cross one's arms
薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
負 bào fù aspiration; ambition