to hold or carry in the arms; to embrace
Animated Stroke Order 抱
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HSK Vocabulary: 抱
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 抱 is used in context
1
tā他
men们
rè热
qíng情
dì地
yōng拥
bào抱
bǐ彼
cǐ此
。
They hugged each other warmly.
2
tā他
zǒng总
shì是
bào抱
yuàn怨
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
lèi累
。
He always complains that work is too tiring.
3
tā他
yǒu有
zhe着
yuǎn远
dà大
de的
bào抱
fù负
。
He has great ambitions.
4
bào抱
qiàn歉
，
wǒ我
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
Sorry, I'm late.
5
bào抱
qiàn歉
，
wǒ我
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
dǎ打
fān翻
le了
nǐ你
de的
bēi杯
zi子
。
Sorry, I accidentally knocked over your cup.
6
duì对
yú于
zhè这
cì次
wù误
huì会
，
wǒ我
shēn深
gǎn感
bào抱
qiàn歉
，
xī希
wàng望
néng能
dé得
dào到
nǐ你
de的
liàng谅
jiě解
。
I deeply apologize for this misunderstanding and hope to gain your understanding.
7
tā他
bào抱
yuàn怨
tiān天
qì气
tài太
rè热
。
He complains that the weather is too hot.
8
tā她
jīng经
cháng常
bào抱
yuàn怨
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
máng忙
，
méi没
yǒu有
shí时
jiān间
xiū休
xī息
。
She often complains that her work is too busy and she has no time to rest.
9
jǐn尽
guǎn管
shēng生
huó活
zhōng中
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
bù不
rú如
yì意
，
dàn但
tā他
cóng从
bù不
bào抱
yuàn怨
，
zǒng总
shì是
jī积
jí极
miàn面
duì对
。
Although there are many dissatisfactions in life, he never complains and always faces them positively.
10
mā妈
mā妈
yōng拥
bào抱
wǒ我
。
Mom hugs me.
Information
Traditional抱
Radical扌
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#845
Zhuyinㄅㄠˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+62B1
CangjieQPRU
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality