抱 - bào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
8 strokes
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抱

bào

Definition

to hold
to carry (in one's arms)
to hug
我只想抱你。

I just want to hug you.
to embrace
to surround
to cherish

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

菢

bào

hatch

Related words (35)

adopt (a child)

to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced; to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc); to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)

抱定

bào dìng

to hold on firmly; to cling (to a belief); stubbornly

feel wronged

to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied

抱恨

bào hèn

to have a gnawing regret

feel ashamed

to hug; to embrace

to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)

抱持

bào chí

to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc); to clinch (boxing)

抱摔

bào shuāi

body slam (wrestling move)

have; possess

bolster; a long pillow or cushion

抱歉

bào qiàn

sorry; to apologize; to be sorry; to regret; regretful; to apologise; apologetic

抱病

bào bìng

to be ill; to be in bad health

抱窝

bào wō

(coll.) to incubate; to brood

aspiration; ambition

to be outraged by an injustice

抱大腿

bào dà tuǐ

(coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous

抱抱装

bào bào zhuāng

"hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see "hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 包包團|包包团[bao1 bao1 tuan2]))

抱粗腿

bào cū tuǐ

to latch on to the rich and powerful

抱头痛哭

bào tóu tòng kū

to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder

抱成一团

bào chéng yī tuán

to band together; to gang up; to stick together

see 打抱不平

to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)

怀抱

huái bào

to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

caress

to embrace; to hug

to enfold; to encircle

to hug; to embrace

to encircle; surrounded by

to hug; to embrace

ambition; an aspiration

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

投怀送抱

tóu huái sòng bào

to throw oneself in sb's arms; to throw oneself at sb

Idioms (6)

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

抱头鼠窜

bào tóu shǔ cuàn

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

抱头鼠蹿

bào tóu shǔ cuān

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously; also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜

抱残守缺

bào cán shǒu quē

to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition

抱薪救火

bào xīn jiù huǒ

(lit.) to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

临时抱佛脚

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; making a hasty last-minute effort

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