抱

Pinyin: bào

to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace

Example sentence

她抱了他。

Tā bào le tā.

She hugged him.

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What 抱 means

抱 (bào) is a Chinese word meaning “to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace”. It appears in the HSK 4 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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