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抱
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to hold, to carry (in one's arms), to hug, to embrace, to surround, to cherish, (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely

Pinyin
bào
Strokes
8
Frequency
1509 of 2500
Words starting with 抱Words ending in 抱Anywhere in a word

Words starting with 抱

抱歉bào qiàn

to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!

Common
抱怨bào yuàn

to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied

Common
抱抱bào bào

to hug; to give a cuddle

抱负bào fù

aspiration; ambition

抱头bào tóu

to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced; to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc); to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)

Words ending in 抱

拥抱yōng bào

to embrace; to hug

Common
抱抱bào bào

to hug; to give a cuddle

怀抱huái bào

to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

投怀送抱tóu huái sòng bào

to throw oneself in sb's arms; to throw oneself at sb

合抱hé bào

to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)

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