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抱
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Definitions
- 1. to carry (in one's arms)
- 2. to hug
- 3. to embrace
- 4. to surround
- 5. to cherish
- 6. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
Example Sentences
1 shown湯姆， 抱 歉，我沒時間閒聊。
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Words Containing 抱
lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom)
to cross one's arms
to hug; to give a cuddle
to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
(sports) bouldering
Free Hugs Campaign
to be sorry
to weep disconsolately
caress
to complain
to be ill; to be in bad health
to have a gnawing regret
to encircle
Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[gě hóng] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc
to hug
to band together; to team up
(coll.) to incubate
body slam (wrestling move)
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced
to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
Mt Baodugu in Lanling County 蘭陵縣|兰陵县[lán líng xiàn] in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], south Shandong
to band together
to throw oneself in sb's arms
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
feel wronged
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
\hug shirt\ worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 抱抱團|抱抱团[bào bào tuán])
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
to encircle
to adopt (a child)
to embrace
to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)
with arms crossed
to hug
to be outraged by an injustice
to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
to latch on to the rich and powerful
see 打抱不平[dǎ bào bù píng]
feel ashamed
ambition
bolster
to maintain (an attitude etc)
to cling (to a belief)
aspiration
(coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
to hug