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抱 bào

to hold

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 4
Radical
扌
Type
Ideograph
Made of 扌包 ⿰扌包

Memory hint: To wrap 包 in one's arms 扌; 包 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 妈妈抱着孩子睡着了。
    Māma bàozhe háizi shuìzháo le.
    The mother fell asleep holding the child.
    mother hold (particle) child fall-asleep (particle)
  2. 你为什么总是抱怨？
    Nǐ wèishénme zǒngshì bàoyuàn?
    Why do you always complain?
    you why always complain
  3. 请你别再抱怨了，想想办法吧。
    Qǐng nǐ bié zài bàoyuàn le, xiǎngxiang bànfǎ ba.
    Please stop complaining, and think of a solution instead.
    please you don't again complain (particle), think-a-bit method (particle)
  4. 对不起，来晚了，很抱歉。
    Duìbuqǐ, lái wǎn le, hěn bàoqiàn.
    Sorry, I'm late, I'm really sorry.
    sorry, come late (particle), very apologetic
  5. 见面的时候，老朋友互相拥抱。
    Jiànmiàn de shíhou, lǎo péngyou hùxiāng yōngbào.
    When they met, the old friends hugged each other.
    meet (particle) time, old friends mutually embrace

Words with 抱 (5)