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3.

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5.

How to Use 怀

Words indicating harboring a feeling or state

The character 怀 means to hold or harbor something in one's mind or body.

怀疑 • huái yí • doubt • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 怀

怀孕 • huái yùn • be pregnant; conceive

HSK 5

huái怀

yùn

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

huái怀

zhōng中

cáng藏

zhe着

yī一

fēng

Information

Pinyinhuái

Meaningto cherish, to harbor in the mind, bosom

Strokes7

Radical忄

Traditional懷

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#823

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄞˊ

UnicodeU+6000

CangjieYPW

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忄heart

The heart (忄) embraces or holds something close, like carrying (不) a feeling — to cherish or harbor.

huái怀

yí疑

doubt

怀念 • huái niàn • cherish the memory of; remember fondly • HSK 5

HSK 5

huái怀

niàn念

cherish the memory of; remember fondly

满怀 • mǎn huái • full of / brimming with • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mǎn满

huái怀

full of / brimming with

Words related to the heart/mind

The character 怀 refers to the bosom or inner heart, used in nouns.

胸怀 • xiōng huái • mind; heart; breast • HSK 6

HSK 6

xiōng胸

huái怀

mind; heart; breast

情怀 • qíng huái • Feelings / Sentiments • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qíng情

huái怀

Feelings / Sentiments

怀抱 • huái bào • Embrace / Bosom • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huái怀

bào抱

Embrace / Bosom

孕

be pregnant; conceive

关怀 • guān huái • show care for

HSK 6

guān关

huái怀

show care for

怀旧 • huái jiù • Feel nostalgic / Yearn for the past

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huái怀

jiù旧

Feel nostalgic / Yearn for the past

缅怀 • miǎn huái • Recollect

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

miǎn缅

huái怀

Recollect

封

xìn信

。

He hid a letter in his bosom.

tā她

yī一

zhí直

huái怀

zhe着

yī一

gè个

měi美

hǎo好

de的

mèng梦

xiǎng想

。

She has always cherished a beautiful dream.

mā妈

mā妈

hěn很

guān关

huái怀

wǒ我

。

Mom cares about me very much.

wǒ我

cháng常

cháng常

huái怀

niàn念

tóng童

nián年

de的

měi美

hǎo好

shí时

guāng光

。

I often cherish the memory of my childhood.

wǒ我

huái怀

yí疑

tā他

shuō说

de的

huà话

shì是

fǒu否

zhēn真

shí实

。

I doubt whether what he said is true.

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