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怀

huái

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Definitions

  1. 1. bosom
  2. 2. heart
  3. 3. mind
  4. 4. to think of
  5. 5. to harbor in one's mind
  6. 6. to conceive (a child)

Example Sentences

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怀 孕了。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 333464)

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Words Containing 怀

怀氏虎鸫
huái shì hǔ dōng

(bird species of China) White's thrush (Zoothera aurea)

仁怀
rén huái

Renhuai, county-level city in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], Guizhou

关怀备至
guān huái bèi zhì

the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way

介怀
jiè huái

to mind

怀古
huái gǔ

to recall the past

揣在怀里
chuāi zài huái lǐ

to tuck into one's bosom

怀妊
huái rèn

gestation

郭永怀
guō yǒng huái

Guo Yonghuai (1909-1968), Chinese aviation pioneer

胸怀坦荡
xiōng huái tǎn dàng

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything

饮流怀源
yǐn liú huái yuán

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring

寄怀
jì huái

emotions expressed in writing

挂怀
guà huái

concerned

彭德怀
péng dé huái

Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao's failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution

怀特岛
huái tè dǎo

Isle of Wight, island off the south coast of England

释怀
shì huái

to get over (a traumatic experience, misgivings etc)

抒怀
shū huái

to express emotion

怀远
huái yuǎn

Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[bèng bù], Anhui

怀宁县
huái níng xiàn

Huaining county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui

心怀
xīn huái

to harbor (thoughts)

林怀民
lín huái mín

Lin Hwai-Min (1947-), Taiwanese choreographer and dancer

身怀六甲
shēn huái liù jiǎ

to be pregnant (idiom)

怀才不遇
huái cái bù yù

to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)

毫不怀疑
háo bù huái yí

without the slightest doubt

心怀叵测
xīn huái pǒ cè

see 居心叵測|居心叵测[jū xīn pǒ cè]

怀特
huái tè

White (name)

怀集
huái jí

Huaiji county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong

怀璧其罪
huái bì qí zuì

lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item

怀安
huái ān

Huai'an county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

怀化
huái huà

Huaihua prefecture-level city in Hunan

怀敌意
huái dí yì

hostile

怀恨
huái hèn

to feel hatred

怀恨在心
huái hèn zài xīn

to harbor hard feelings

情怀
qíng huái

feelings

胸怀
xiōng huái

one's bosom (the seat of emotions)

怀有
huái yǒu

to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)

怀俄明
huái é míng

Wyoming, US state

怀远县
huái yuǎn xiàn

Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[bèng bù], Anhui

缅怀
miǎn huái

to commemorate

仁怀县
rén huái xiàn

Renhuai county in Zunyi prefecture 遵義|遵义, Guizhou

伤怀
shāng huái

grieved

忘怀
wàng huái

to forget

怀俄明州
huái é míng zhōu

Wyoming, US state

怀旧感
huái jiù gǎn

feeling of nostalgia

怀柔区
huái róu qū

Huairou rural district of Beijing municipality, formerly Huairou county

追怀
zhuī huái

to recall

怀仁县
huái rén xiàn

Huairen county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi

过度关怀
guò dù guān huái

obsession

临终关怀
lín zhōng guān huái

palliative care

襟怀夷旷
jīn huái yí kuàng

broad-minded

怀宁
huái níng

Huaining county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui

虚怀若谷
xū huái ruò gǔ

receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

仁怀市
rén huái shì

Renhuai, county-level city in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], Guizhou

襟怀
jīn huái

bosom (the seat of emotions)

怀念
huái niàn

to cherish the memory of

怀化市
huái huà shì

Huaihua prefecture-level city in Hunan

怀春
huái chūn

(of girls) to yearn for love

感怀
gǎn huái

to recall with emotion

满怀
mǎn huái

to have one's heart filled with

怀仁
huái rén

Huairen county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi

投怀送抱
tóu huái sòng bào

to throw oneself in sb's arms

搋在怀里
chuāi zài huái lǐ

to tuck into one's bosom

社会关怀
shè huì guān huái

social care

襟怀坦白
jīn huái tǎn bái

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything

怀集县
huái jí xiàn

Huaiji county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong

楚怀王
chǔ huái wáng

King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)

眷怀
juàn huái

to yearn for

正中下怀
zhèng zhòng xià huái

exactly what one wants

怀柔县
huái róu xiàn

former Huairou county, now Huairou rural district of Beijing

怀来县
huái lái xiàn

Huailai county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

雅怀
yǎ huái

refined feelings

心存怀疑
xīn cún huái yí

to be suspicious

怀胎
huái tāi

to become pregnant

怀来
huái lái

Huailai county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

怀抱
huái bào

to hug

显怀
xiǎn huái

to look pregnant

怀疑
huái yí

to doubt (sth)

怀里
huái lǐ

embrace

怀疑者
huái yí zhě

skeptic

怀乡
huái xiāng

homesick

怀安县
huái ān xiàn

Huai'an county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

怀柔
huái róu

Huairou rural district of Beijing, formerly Huairou county

怀旧
huái jiù

to feel nostalgic

怀炉
huái lú

hand warmer (fuel based)

不怀好意
bù huái hǎo yì

to harbor evil designs

怀表
huái biǎo

pocket watch

开怀
kāi huái

to one's heart's content

怀疑派
huái yí pài

skeptical

李怀远
lǐ huái yuǎn

Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official

怀化县
huái huà xiàn

Huaihua county, Hunan

怀仁堂
huái rén táng

Huairen Hall or Huairentang, a building inside Zhongnanhai 中南海[zhōng nán hǎi], used as the main meeting place of the Politburo of the CCP

宽大为怀
kuān dà wéi huái

magnanimous (idiom)

怀禄
huái lù

to yearn for a high official position

耿耿于怀
gěng gěng yú huái

to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding

关怀
guān huái

care

怀孕
huái yùn

pregnant