抱
bào
to hold
to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
妈妈抱着孩子慢慢走。
māma bào zhe háizi màn màn zǒu。
Mom holds the child and walks slowly.
他抱着很多书，走进了教室。
tā bào zhe hěn duō shū，zǒu jìn le jiàoshì。
He carried a lot of books in his arms and walked into the classroom.
Words with 抱
怀抱
huái bào
to hug
抱歉
bào qiàn
to be sorry
抱持
bào chí
to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
(idiom) see 抱佛腳|抱佛脚[bao4 fo2 jiao3]
双臂抱胸
shuāng bì bào xiōng
with arms crossed
公主抱
gōng zhǔ bào
to carry sb the way grooms carry brides across the threshold
合抱
hé bào
to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)
打抱不平
dǎ bào bù píng
(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
抱愧
bào kuì
feel ashamed
投怀送抱
tóu huái sòng bào
to throw oneself in sb's arms
抱不平
bào bù píng
to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)