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

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

to hug; to give a cuddle

aspiration; ambition

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)

to adopt (a child)

to band together; to team up

to hold on firmly; to cling (to a belief); stubbornly

feel wronged

to have a gnawing regret

feel ashamed

to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)

to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc); to clinch (boxing)

body slam (wrestling move)

to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)

bolster; a long pillow or cushion

(of a wheel during braking) to lock up

to be ill; to be in poor health

to hold a baby or child while they sleep; to spoon with one's partner

(sports) bouldering

(coll.) to incubate; to brood

to cross one's arms

to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)

(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚[ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 , lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3])

(coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous

Free Hugs Campaign

"hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 抱抱團|抱抱团[bao4 bao4 tuan2])

Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[Ge3 Hong2] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc

Mt Baodugu in Lanling County 蘭陵縣|兰陵县[Lan2 ling2 Xian4] in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], south Shandong

to latch on to the rich and powerful

to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

(idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime

(idiom) to harbor regrets into the afterlife

to band together; to gang up; to stick together

see 打抱不平[da3 bao4 bu4 ping2]

to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition

lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action