抱臂 bào bì ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄧˋ pou5 bei3
- to cross one's arms
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抱
- 怀抱 懷抱 huái bào ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄠˋ waai4 pou5 to hug
- 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
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- 合抱 hé bào ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄠˋ hap6 pou5 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
- 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
臂
- 手臂 shǒu bì ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ sau2 bei3 arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper
- 上臂 shàng bì ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ soeng5 bei3 upper arm
- 交臂 jiāo bì ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ gaau1 bei3 linking arms
- 前臂 qián bì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ cin4 bei3 forearm
- 力臂 lì bì ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ lik6 bei3 lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force)
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- 唱臂 chàng bì ㄔㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ coeng3 bei3 tone-arm (tracking arm of gramophone)
- 弓臂 gōng bì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄧˋ gung1 bei3 (archery) bow limb
- 悬臂 懸臂 xuán bì ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ jyun4 bei3 cantilever
- 摇臂 搖臂 yáo bì ㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄧˋ jiu4 bei3 rocker arm
- 攘臂 rǎng bì ㄖㄤˇ ㄅㄧˋ joeng4 bei3 to bare one's arms (in agitation)
- 旋臂 xuán bì ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ syun4 bei3 spiral arm
- 猿臂 yuán bì ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ jyun4 bei3 arms like those of an ape — muscular, or long and dexterous
- 独臂 獨臂 dú bì ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ duk6 bei3 one-armed
- 胳臂 gē bei ㄍㄜ ˙ㄅㄟ gaak3 bei3 arm
- 膀臂 bǎng bì ㄅㄤˇ ㄅㄧˋ pong4 bei3 upper arm
- 臂力 bì lì ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ bei3 lik6 arm strength
- 臂展 bì zhǎn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄢˇ bei3 zin2 arm span
- 臂弯 臂彎 bì wān ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄢ bei3 waan1 crook of the arm
- 臂章 bì zhāng ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄤ bei3 zoeng1 armband
- 臂纱 臂紗 bì shā ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄚ bei3 saa1 armband
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 如臂使指 rú bì shǐ zhǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˇ jyu4 bei3 si2 zi2 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
- 三头六臂 三頭六臂 sān tóu liù bì ㄙㄢ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ saam1 tau4 luk6 bei3 lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom)
- 螳臂当车 螳臂當車 táng bì dāng chē ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄜ tong4 bei3 dong1 ce1 lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)