怀
抱

To hug in Chinese: 怀抱 (huái bào)

huái bào

to hug

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 懷抱1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to hug
  2. 2to cherish
  3. 3within the bosom (of the family)
  4. 4to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

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怀
抱

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ㄏㄨㄞˊ

huái

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄠˋ

bào

ㄅ/ bㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

怀抱

Simplified

懷抱

Traditional

Example sentences

See 怀抱 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 婴儿睡在母亲的怀抱里。

    yīng ér shuì zài mǔ qīn de huái bào lǐ。

    The baby sleeps in its mother's arms.

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Related words

抱

bào

to hold

抱歉

bào qiàn

to be sorry

怀疑

huái yí

to doubt (sth)

关怀

guān huái

care

怀念

huái niàn

to cherish the memory of

拥抱

yōng bào

to embrace

抱怨

bào yuàn

to complain

抱负

bào fù

aspiration

怀旧

huái jiù

to feel nostalgic

怀里

huái lǐ

embrace

怀孕

huái yùn

pregnant

怀着

huáizhe

Be with

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