抱拳
bào quán
Pinyin

Definition

抱拳
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bào quán
  1. to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)

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
抱怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
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)
抱抱
bào bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to embrace
抱有
bào yǒu
  1. 1 have
  2. 2 possess
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!
拳
quán
  1. 1 fist
  2. 2 boxing
拳头
quán tou
  1. 1 fist
  2. 2 clenched fist
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 competitive (product)
八极拳
bā jí quán
  1. 1 Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art
划拳
huá quán
  1. 1 finger-guessing game
南拳
nán quán
  1. 1 Nanquan - "Southern Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
合抱
hé bào
  1. 1 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
太极拳
tài jí quán
  1. 1 shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
  2. 2 traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
  3. 3 a martial art
截拳道
jié quán dào
  1. 1 Jeet Kun Do or Way of the Intercepting Fist, a fusion of Eastern and Western martial arts led by Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Lǐ Xiǎo lóng]
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]
打拳
dǎ quán
  1. 1 to do shadowboxing
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

Idioms (11)

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
拳打脚踢
quán dǎ jiǎo tī
  1. 1 lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
  2. 2 fig. determined to sort out a problem
摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
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
花拳绣腿
huā quán xiù tuǐ
  1. 1 flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
  2. 2 highly embellished and ineffectual
  3. 3 fancy but impractical skills
  4. 4 all show and no go
  5. 5 pugilistic wankery
赤手空拳
chì shǒu kōng quán
  1. 1 empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on
  2. 2 unarmed and defenseless

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