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Pronunciation : bào
Meaning :
  1. hold or carry in the arms; embrace; hug; cradle; carry. (v)
  2. have one’s first child or grandchild. (v)
  3. adopt (a child). (v)
  4. cherish; harbour; handle. (v)
  5. join together. (v)
Radical :
Strokes : 8
Traditional :
Usage : 9.1%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
抱怨
bào yuàn
: complain
2.
抱歉
bào qiàn
: be sorry; feel apologetic; regret
3.
抱负
bào fù
: ambition
4.
拥抱
yōng bào
: embrace
5.
怀抱
huái bào
: bosom
6.
抱着
bào zhe
: have; hold
Sentences:
1. She nestled the baby in her arms.
hái bào zài huái
怀
: she
: used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression.
孩子 : child
: carry, nestle
: in
怀 : bosom
: inside
2. She’ll soon be a grandmother.
kuài bào sūn le
: she
: soon
: have one’s first grandchild
孙子 : grandchild
: (particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen
3. His daughter is adopted.
de ér shì bào de
他的 : his
女儿 : daughter
: is
: adopt
: (particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression
4. We have given up on him.
men duì zài bào wàng
我们 : we
: with regard to; concerning; to
: him
: not
: again
: cherish
希望 : hope
5. with folded hands
liǎng shǒu bào zài
: two
: hand
: hang together
: in
一起 : together
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