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抱 (菢)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

抱 [bào]
  1. 1. verb [手臂围住] carry in one’s arms
  2. 2. verb [儿孙]
    我们校长等着抱孙子呢！
    Our head teacher is going to be a grandmother!
  3. 3. verb [领养] adopt
  4. 4. verb [结合] join together
    抱成一团
    stand together
  5. 5. verb [心里存有] cherish

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

抱 [bào]
  1. 1. verb hold or carry in the arms; embrace; hug; cradle; carry
    看问题时思路要放宽，不能抱住一点不放。
    他刚当父亲，还不会抱孩子。
    不要抱住错误观点不放。
    Don't stick to your wrong views.
    把小孩子抱起来
    take a child in one's arms
  2. 2. verb have one's first child or grandchild
    他奶奶每天念叨的就是她到底什么时候才能抱上孙子。
    她快抱孙子了。
    She'll soon be a grandmother.
  3. 3. verb adopt (a child)
    这对夫妇抱了一个男孩抚养。
    他的女儿是抱的。
    His daughter is adopted.
  4. 4. verb [dialect] hang together
    大家在寒冷的雨夜里迷路了，抱在一块互相取暖。
    抱成一团
    gang up; hang together
  5. 5. verb cherish; harbour; handle
    我对生活一直抱有幻想。
    我们对这件事要抱有正确的态度。
    正是由于老师家长对他抱有太大的希望，所以他压力过大，最后才发挥失常。
    不抱幻想
    cherish no illusions
    抱正确的态度
    adopt (or take) a correct attitude
    抱很大希望
    entertain high hopes
  6. 6. measure word armful of
    这棵古树足足有五抱粗。
    每天放学回家的时候，栓柱都顺便割一抱草回来喂牲畜。
    这棵树有一抱粗。
    You can just get your arms around this tree trunk.
    一抱草
    an armful of hay

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

抱 [bào]
  1. 1. 名 [文] 人体胸腹之间的部位;胸怀
    襟抱。
  2. 2. 动 用手臂围住
    抱孩子
    拥抱
    搂抱。
  3. 3. 动 心里存有(某种想法或感情等）
    抱着一线希望
    不抱成见
    抱愧
    抱歉。
  4. 4. 动 带着(疾病）
    抱病。
  5. 5. 动 第一次得到(儿孙）
    他已经抱上孙子了。
  6. 6. 动 领养(孩子）
    这孩子是抱来的
    抱养。
  7. 7. 动 [口] 围拢结合在一起
    抱成一团儿。
  8. 8. 动 [口] (衣、鞋)大小适合
    这件衣服抱身儿
    这双鞋抱脚。
  9. 9. 量 用于两臂合围的量
    一抱柴火
    这棵树足有两抱粗。
  10. 10. 动 孵
    抱小鸡
    抱窝。
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Examples

把小孩子抱起来
take a child in one's arms → 抱
他的女儿是抱的。
His daughter is adopted. → 抱
抱很大希望
entertain high hopes → 抱
抱正确的态度
adopt (or take) a correct attitude → 抱
他把孩子抱起来。
He took the child up in his arms. → 起来
这孩子怯生，客人一抱他就哭。
The baby is shy with strangers and will cry whenever a guest holds him. → 怯生
他给一位抱孩子的妇女让了座。
He eagerly offered his bus seat to a woman carrying a baby. → 让座
抱同一观点的人
those who hold identical views → 同一
有一种人，抱着一技之长和一孔之见，再也没有进步。
There are some people who, contented with a single skill or a peephole view, never make any progress. → 一孔之见
他刚当父亲，还不会抱孩子。 → 抱
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Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 包
[Bāo]

Stroke Order

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