抱
bào
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

抱
bào
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to carry (in one's arms)
  3. 3 to hug
  4. 4 to embrace
  5. 5 to surround
  6. 6 to cherish
拥抱
yōng bào
  1. 1 to embrace
  2. 2 to hug
怀抱
huái bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to cherish
  3. 3 within the bosom (of the family)
  4. 4 to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
抱怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
抱抱
bào bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to embrace
抱枕
bào zhěn
  1. 1 bolster
  2. 2 a long pillow or cushion
抱歉
bào qiàn
  1. 1 to be sorry
  2. 2 to feel apologetic
  3. 3 sorry!
合抱
hé bào
  1. 1 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
打抱不平
dǎ bào bù píng
  1. 1 to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
  2. 2 to fight for justice
  3. 3 also written 抱打不平[bào dǎ bù píng]
抱不平
bào bù píng
  1. 1 to be outraged by an injustice
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱定
bào dìng
  1. 1 to hold on firmly
  2. 2 to cling (to a belief)
  3. 3 stubbornly
抱屈
bào qū
  1. 1 feel wronged
抱恨
bào hèn
  1. 1 to have a gnawing regret
抱愧
bào kuì
  1. 1 feel ashamed
抱成一团
bào chéng yī tuán
  1. 1 to band together
  2. 2 to gang up
  3. 3 to stick together
抱抱团
bào bào tuán
  1. 1 Free Hugs Campaign
抱拳
bào quán
  1. 1 to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
抱持
bào chí
  1. 1 to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
  2. 2 to maintain (an attitude etc)
  3. 3 to harbor (doubts etc)
  4. 4 to clinch (boxing)
抱有
bào yǒu
  1. 1 have
  2. 2 possess

Idioms (7)

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
  2. 2 also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 making a hasty last-minute effort

Sample Sentences

我的同学总是一直抱怨书读不完。宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。一直说话不读书，当然读不完啦。
wǒ de tóngxué zǒngshì yīzhí bàoyuàn shū dú bù wán 。nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。yīzhí shuōhuà bù dúshū ，dāngrán dú bù wán la 。
My classmate always complains there is too much to study. Do more and talk less. If you keep talking instead of studying, then of course you can't finish studying.
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若有情太难了，想别恋要趁早，就算迷恋你的拥抱，忘了就好。
ruò yǒu qíng tài nán le ，xiǎng biéliàn yào chènzǎo ，jiùsuàn míliàn nǐ de yōngbào ，wàng le jiù hǎo 。
If loving is too hard, go love another person while it’s still early. Even if I’m infatuated with your embrace, I could just forget it.
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明明是你先和我抱怨加班的，我为你打抱不平呀，而且996本来就很有问题。
míngmíng shì nǐ xiān hé wǒ bàoyuàn jiābān de ，wǒ wèi nǐ dǎbàobùpíng ya ，érqiě běnlái jiù hěn yǒu wèntí 。
Obviously you started complaining about working overtime first and I was sympathetic. Anyway 996 itself is a problem.
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真是抱歉，是我的疏忽，要不…作为补偿，送您50元的外卖优惠券吧，我们下个月起就支持网上订餐了。
zhēnshi bàoqiàn ，shì wǒ de shūhu ，yào bù …zuòwéi bǔcháng ，sòng nín yuán de wàimài yōuhuì quàn ba ，wǒmen xiàgèyuè qǐ jiù zhīchí wǎngshàng dìng cān le 。
I’m very sorry for my negligence. As a compensation, please accept this $50 voucher for takeaway orders when our online ordering service is available.
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实在抱歉，你等我再重启试试……啊，太不好意思了，空调还是不能用呢。
shízài bàoqiàn ，nǐ děng wǒ zài chóngqǐ shì shì ……a ，tài bùhǎoyìsi le ，kōngtiáo háishi bùnéng yòng ne 。
Sorry, please wait while I try to restart ... Ah, I’m so sorry, the air conditioner still can’t be used.
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抱歉，我来迟了。
bàoqiàn ，wǒ láichí le 。
My apologies for being late.
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真好啊！我得到的却只有我老妈子对我的抱怨。
zhēn hǎo a ！wǒ dédào de què zhǐyǒu wǒ lǎomāzi duì wǒ de bàoyuàn 。
That's nice, all i got are the complaints from my mom.
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谢谢老板，但是今天跟客户有约，真是抱歉，下次一定去！
xièxie lǎobǎn ，dànshì jīntiān gēn kèhù yǒu yuē ，zhēnshi bàoqiàn ，xiàcì yīdìng qù ！
Thank you, but I have a meeting with a client. I am really sorry today. I am sorry. I will definitely make it next time.
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所谓临时抱佛脚，就是在说你。
suǒwèi línshíbàofójiǎo ，jiùshì zài shuō nǐ 。
What you're doing is what we call "embracing the Buddha's feet." (Preparing for something at the last minute.)
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很抱歉!真是不好意思!
hěn bàoqiàn !zhēnshi bùhǎoyìsi !
So sorry. I'm very embarrassed.
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