抱

The character "抱" has 8 strokes. "抱" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "抱" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "抱" are "bào" . View the stroke order of "抱">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "抱"

n.: bosom; chest

v.: cherish; harbour; nurse; hold; entertain; be ill/sick; be in poor health; hold/carry in the arms; embrace; hug; have one's first child/grandchild; adopt; hang together; band together; fit; hatch; brood

quant.: armful (of)

• bosom : n.胸部；怀；胸前；胸怀；内心；乳房；胸襟；温暖的关怀和保护
• chest : n.胸膛；箱；资金；上身；小箱子；金库；钱库；公款
• cherish : v.爱护；珍爱；珍视；抱有；怀有
• harbour : n.海港；安全港湾；避难所
• nurse : n.护士；护理员；沙锥齿鲨；保育员；乳母；保姆；奶妈；防护树
• hold : v.抓住；拿着；托住；夹住；拘留；稳定；容纳；能装；拥有；为（人）保留；控制；防止；举行
• entertain : v.给…娱乐；使快乐；对（意见；建议；感情）给予考虑；招待；款待
• embrace : v.拥抱；怀抱；信奉；包括；包含；欣然接受
• hug : v.拥抱；紧抱；紧靠；紧贴；紧挨；沾沾自喜；和…保持接近；暗自庆幸；抱有；持有
• adopt : v.收养；采用；采纳；选择定居于；迁居；采取；把… 选为公职候选人；通过；正式批准；接受
• hang together : 言之成理；连贯；一致；团结一致；互相支持
• band together : 联合起来；团结起来
• fit : adj.合适的；适合的；健康的；正确的；恰当的；好看的；迷人的；能胜任的；合格的；社会准则所允许的
• hatch : n.入口；新孵出的幼崽；舱门；有盖舱口；阁楼出入口；取菜口；卖菜口；舱门式汽车后背的门
• brood : n.一窝；幼蜂；所有孩子；一类；一伙；一群

Form words with "抱"

抱消极态度 maintain a negative attitude (towards)

抱同一观点的人 those with identical views

抱身儿的衣服 figure-hugging coat

Example phrases using "抱"

• 她婚后不到一年就抱娃娃了。

  She had a baby within a year of her marriage.

• 他双手抱着头，唉唉直叹气。

  He held his head in his hands and kept sighing.

• 虽然没有消息，然而我们仍抱着希望。

  There was no news; nevertheless, we went on hoping.

• 他抱起孩子走下车，再回手把门锁上。

  He held the baby in his arms, stepped out of the car and then turned round to lock the door.

• 他已经抱孙子了。

  He has got a grandson already.

• 他的语调表明他并不抱太大希望。

  [with clause]his tone indicated that he didn't hold out much hope.

• 对万事皆空的死亡所抱有的恐惧。

  The fear of the total nothingness of death.

• 他把她抱起来，抱进了隔壁的房间。

  Picking her up, he carried her into the next room.

• 他们抱一线希望他会找到出路。

  They were hoping against hope that he would find a way out.

• 学生们对未来抱有很高的期望。

  Students had high expectations for their future.