Pinyin: bào

to hold; to hug

Example sentence

妈妈抱着孩子。

Māma bào zhe háizi.

Mom is holding the child.

What 抱 means

(bào) is a Chinese word meaning “to hold; to hug”. It belongs to the Work, Study & Feelings topic and appears at HSK 4, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 4

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