How to write 抱

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "抱"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 抱

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "抱"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 抱

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Meaning of 抱

Pinyin bào

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug or embrace / surround / cherish

Usage

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抱 [bào] 动词 1. 用手臂围住。 (To hold or carry in the arms) 2. 捧着。 (To hold in both hands) 3. 围绕，环绕。 (To encircle) 4. 怀藏，心里存有。 (To cherish) 5. 通“保”。保护，爱护。 (Protect; defend; cherish; care for) 6. 持守;奉。 (To maintain) 7. 背负;带着。 (To bear) 8. 生育。 (To give birth to) 9. 领养孩子。 (To adopt a child) 10. 孵。 (To hatch) 11. [方] 衣、鞋大小合适。 (To fit) 名词怀，胸怀。 (Breadth of vision) 量词表示两臂合围的量，—抱之大或一抱之多。 (Armful)

抱厦 bào shà

Baoxia

抱头痛哭 bào tóu tòng kū

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

抱怨 bào yuàn

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

怀抱 huái bào

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

抱愧 bào kuì

feel ashamed

抱憾 bào hàn

repent of / regret / deplore

抱拳 bào quán

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

拥抱 yōng bào

to embrace / to hug

抱歉 bào qiàn

to be sorry / to feel apologetic / sorry!

抱负 bào fù

aspiration / ambition

搂抱 lǒu bào

to hug / to embrace

环抱 huán bào

to encircle / surrounded by

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]

抱头 bào tóu

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)

抱抱 bào 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

抱定 bào dìng

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

合抱 hé bào

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

抱头鼠窜 bào tóu shǔ cuàn

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

抱病 bào bìng

to be ill / to be in bad health

抱住 bào zhù

clasp / grip / tackle / fold

犹抱琵琶半遮面 yóu bào pí pá bàn zhē miàn

Still holding the pipa half-hidden face