怀抱 懷抱
怀抱 懷抱 huái bào ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄠˋ waai4 pou5 HSK 7-9
- to hug
- to cherish
- within the bosom (of the family)
- to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
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More words with these characters
怀 懷
- 情怀 情懷 qíng huái ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ cing4 waai4 feelings
- 怀孕 懷孕 huái yùn ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄩㄣˋ waai4 jan6 pregnant
- 怀念 懷念 huái niàn ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ waai4 nim6 to cherish the memory of
- 怀疑 懷疑 huái yí ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄧˊ waai4 ji4 to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of
- 怀旧 懷舊 huái jiù ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ waai4 gau6 to feel nostalgic
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- 怀里 懷裡 huái lǐ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧˇ waai4 leoi5 embrace
- 满怀 滿懷 mǎn huái ㄇㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄞˊ mun5 waai4 to have one's heart filled with
- 缅怀 緬懷 miǎn huái ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄞˊ min5 waai4 to commemorate
- 关怀 關懷 guān huái ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄞˊ gwaan1 waai4 care
- 仁怀 仁懷 Rén huái ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ jan4 waai4 see 仁怀市
- 介怀 介懷 jiè huái ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ gaai3 waai4 to mind
- 伤怀 傷懷 shāng huái ㄕㄤ ㄏㄨㄞˊ soeng1 waai4 grieved
- 寄怀 寄懷 jì huái ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ gei3 waai4 emotions expressed in writing
- 心怀 心懷 xīn huái ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ sam1 waai4 to harbor (thoughts)
- 忘怀 忘懷 wàng huái ㄨㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ mong4 waai4 to forget
- 感怀 感懷 gǎn huái ㄍㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄞˊ gam2 waai4 to recall with emotion
- 怀仁 懷仁 Huái rén ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ waai4 jan4 see 怀仁市
- 怀来 懷來 Huái lái ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄞˊ waai4 loi4 see 怀来县
- 怀化 懷化 Huái huà ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ waai4 faa3 see 怀化市
- 怀古 懷古 huái gǔ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄍㄨˇ waai4 gu2 to recall the past
抱
- 抱怨 bào yuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ pou5 jyun3 to complain
- 抱歉 bào qiàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ pou5 hip3 to be sorry
- 抱负 抱負 bào fù ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ pou5 fu6 aspiration
- 拥抱 擁抱 yōng bào ㄩㄥ ㄅㄠˋ jung2 pou5 to embrace
- 合抱 hé bào ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄠˋ hap6 pou5 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
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- 抱团 抱團 bào tuán ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ pou5 tyun4 to band together; to team up
- 抱定 bào dìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ pou5 ding6 to hold on firmly
- 抱屈 bào qū ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩ pou5 wat1 feel wronged
- 抱恨 bào hèn ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ pou5 han6 to have a gnawing regret
- 抱愧 bào kuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ pou5 kwai3 feel ashamed
- 抱抱 bào bào ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄠˋ pou5 pou5 to hug; to give a cuddle
- 抱拳 bào quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 kyun4 to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
- 抱持 bào chí ㄅㄠˋ ㄔˊ pou5 ci4 to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
- 抱摔 bào shuāi ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄞ pou5 seoi1 body slam (wrestling move)
- 抱有 bào yǒu ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ pou5 jau5 to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)
- 抱枕 bào zhěn ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄣˇ pou5 zam2 bolster
- 抱死 bào sǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙˇ pou5 sei2 (of a wheel during braking) to lock up
- 抱病 bào bìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ pou5 beng6 to be ill; to be in poor health
- 抱睡 bào shuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ pou5 seoi6 to hold a baby or child while they sleep
- 抱石 bào shí ㄅㄠˋ ㄕˊ pou5 sek6 (sports) bouldering
Idioms with these characters
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 耿耿于怀 耿耿於懷 gěng gěng yú huái ㄍㄥˇ ㄍㄥˇ ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ gang2 gang2 jyu1 waai4 to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
- 关怀备至 關懷備至 guān huái bèi zhì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄓˋ gwaan1 waai4 bei6 zi3 the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
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- 怀璧其罪 懷璧其罪 huái bì qí zuì ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ waai4 bik1 kei4 zeoi6 lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
- 怀才不遇 懷才不遇 huái cái bù yù ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˋ waai4 coi4 bat1 jyu6 to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)
- 襟怀坦白 襟懷坦白 jīn huái tǎn bái ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ kam1 waai4 taan2 baak6 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
- 宽大为怀 寬大為懷 kuān dà wéi huái ㄎㄨㄢ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ fun1 daai6 wai4 waai4 magnanimous (idiom)
- 身怀六甲 身懷六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ san1 waai4 luk6 gaap3 to be pregnant (idiom)
- 胸怀坦荡 胸懷坦蕩 xiōng huái tǎn dàng ㄒㄩㄥ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄊㄢˇ ㄉㄤˋ hung1 waai4 taan2 dong6 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
- 虚怀若谷 虛懷若谷 xū huái ruò gǔ ㄒㄩ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨˇ heoi1 waai4 joek6 guk1 receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 抱恨黄泉 抱恨黃泉 bào hèn huáng quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 han6 wong4 cyun4 (idiom) to harbor regrets into the afterlife
- 抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
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- 抱头鼠窜 抱頭鼠竄 bào tóu shǔ cuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢˋ pou5 tau4 syu2 cyun3 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
- 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ pou5 san1 gau3 fo2 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
- 左拥右抱 左擁右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ zo2 jung2 jau6 pou5 (idiom) to have a girl on each arm
Example sentences
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如果 你 怀抱 懷抱 希望 , 那么 那麼 你 一定 会 會 找到 幸福 , 而且 也 会 會 成为 成為 其他 人 的 榜样 榜樣 。
If you have hope, then you'll certainly find happiness, and will become a role model for others as well.
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