怀抱 huái bào

to hug; to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 8858th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to hug
  2. 2. to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
  3. 3. to cherish
  4. 4. within the bosom (of the family)

Characters

Character Meaning
怀 huái HSK 4
to harbor in one's mind; to think of; bosom
抱 bào HSK 4
to hug; to hold; to carry (in one's arms)