抱负
bào fù
Pinyin

Definition

抱负
 - 
bào fù
  1. aspiration
  2. ambition

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

以前同学们就老说你有抱负，是块做生意的料，大家没看走眼。
yǐqián tóngxué men jiù lǎo shuō nǐ yǒu bàofù ，shì kuài zuò shēngyì de liào ，dàjiā méi kànzǒuyǎn 。
In the past, our classmates always said you were ambitious. They said you were made of the right stuff for doing business. They weren’t mistaken.
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我想实现自己的政治抱负，我要辅佐君主建立一个井井有条的国家，该怎么做呢？
wǒ xiǎng shíxiàn zìjǐ de zhèngzhì bàofù ，wǒ yào fǔzuǒ jūnzhǔ jiànlì yī ge jǐngjǐngyǒutiáo de guójiā ，gāi zěnme zuò ne ？
I want to realize my own political aspirations. I want to assist a monarch in creating a methodical and systematic country. How do I do that?
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