Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
抱
bào
Description
"抱"是一个动词，意思是用手臂把人或东西围住、拿起来。
"抱" is a verb meaning to surround or lift a person or thing with your arms.
妈妈常常抱着小孩，我们也可以说抱一只猫或者抱一个想法。
Mothers often 抱 their children; we can also say 抱 a cat or 抱 an idea.
Meanings
抱bào
to hold or carry in one's arms
她抱着一个小孩。
She is holding a child.
抱bào
to hug; to embrace
朋友见面时抱了一下。
Friends hugged when they met.
抱bào
to hold in the mind (a feeling, hope, etc.)
我对未来抱着希望。
I hold hope for the future.
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Notes
- Nuance
抱 means physically holding in arms; 拥抱 specifically means to hug someone.
- Etymology
hand radical 扌 plus 包 (to wrap), suggesting wrapping arms around something.
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