抱

from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation : bào [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : hold or carry in the arms; embrace; hug; cradle; carry. (v) have one’s first child or grandchild. (v) adopt (a child). (v) cherish; harbour; handle. (v) join together. (v) Radical : 扌 Strokes : 8 Traditional : 抱 Usage : 9.1%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

抱怨 bào yuàn

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:

complain

2.

抱歉 bào qiàn

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:

be sorry; feel apologetic; regret

3.

抱负 bào fù

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:

ambition

4.

拥抱 yōng bào

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:

embrace

5.

怀抱 huái bào

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:

bosom

6.

抱着 bào zhe

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:

have; hold

Sentences:

1. She nestled the baby in her arms. tā bǎ hái zǐ bào zài huái lǐ 她 把 孩 子 抱 在 怀 里 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

她 : she 把 : used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression. 孩子 : child 抱 : carry, nestle 在 : in 怀 : bosom 里 : inside

2. She’ll soon be a grandmother. tā kuài bào sūn zǐ le 。 她 快 抱 孙 子 了 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

她 : she 快 : soon 抱 : have one’s first grandchild 孙子 : grandchild 了 : (particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen

3. His daughter is adopted. tā de nǚ ér shì bào de 。 他 的 女 儿 是 抱 的 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

他的 : his 女儿 : daughter 是 : is 抱 : adopt 的 : (particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression

4. We have given up on him. wǒ men duì tā bú zài bào xī wàng 。 我 们 对 他 不 再 抱 希 望 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我们 : we 对 : with regard to; concerning; to 他 : him 不 : not 再 : again 抱 : cherish 希望 : hope

5. with folded hands liǎng shǒu bào zài yī qǐ 两 手 抱 在 一 起 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

两 : two 手 : hand 抱 : hang together 在 : in 一起 : together

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