Login

Search CC-CEDICT Help

59 entries found matching your query.

(in native CC-CEDICT format)

  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
[bao4] /to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug/to embrace/to surround/to cherish/(coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely/ 1847 1
抱抱團 抱抱团 [bao4 bao4 tuan2] /Free Hugs Campaign/ 6130 1
抱抱裝 抱抱装 [bao4 bao4 zhuang1] /"hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 抱抱團|抱抱团[bao4 bao4 tuan2])/ 1776 1
抱臂 抱臂 [bao4 bi4] /to cross one's arms/ 3257 1
抱殘守缺 抱残守缺 [bao4 can2 shou3 que1] /to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative/stickler for tradition/ 6323 1
抱成一團 抱成一团 [bao4 cheng2 yi1 tuan2] /to band together/to gang up/to stick together/ 4616 1
抱持 抱持 [bao4 chi2] /to hold (expectations, hopes etc)/to maintain (an attitude etc)/to harbor (doubts etc)/to clinch (boxing)/ 4690 1
抱粗腿 抱粗腿 [bao4 cu1 tui3] /to latch on to the rich and powerful/ 4163 1
抱大腿 抱大腿 [bao4 da4 tui3] /(coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous/ 1761 1
抱定 抱定 [bao4 ding4] /to hold on firmly/to cling (to a belief)/stubbornly/ 6866 1
抱犢崮 抱犊崮 [Bao4 du2 gu4] /Mt Baodugu in Lanling County 蘭陵縣|兰陵县[Lan2 ling2 Xian4] in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], south Shandong/ 1597 1
抱佛腳 抱佛脚 [[bao4 fo2jiao3]] /(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香,臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚[ping2shi2 bu4 shao1xiang1, lin2shi2 bao4 fo2jiao3])/ 415 2
抱負 抱负 [bao4 fu4] /aspiration/ambition/ 7120 1
抱恨 抱恨 [bao4 hen4] /to have a gnawing regret/ 4780 1
抱愧 抱愧 [bao4 kui4] /feel ashamed/ 7120 1
抱歉 抱歉 [bao4 qian4] /to be sorry/to feel apologetic/sorry!/ 5941 1
抱屈 抱屈 [bao4 qu1] /feel wronged/ 7120 1
抱拳 抱拳 [bao4 quan2] /to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)/ 1878 1
抱石 抱石 [bao4 shi2] /(sports) bouldering/ 1854 1
抱摔 抱摔 [bao4 shuai1] /body slam (wrestling move)/ 6145 1
抱睡 抱睡 [bao4 shui4] /to hold a baby or child while they sleep/to spoon with one's partner/ 1032 1
抱頭 抱头 [bao4 tou2] /to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced/to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc)/to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)/ 4726 1
抱頭鼠竄 抱头鼠窜 [bao4 tou2 shu3 cuan4] /to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously/ 6351 1
抱頭痛哭 抱头痛哭 [bao4 tou2 tong4 ku1] /to weep disconsolately/to cry on each other's shoulder/ 5805 1
抱窩 抱窝 [bao4 wo1] /(coll.) to incubate/to brood/ 4496 1
抱薪救火 抱薪救火 [bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3] /lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action/ 6351 1
抱養 抱养 [bao4 yang3] /to adopt (a child)/ 1855 1
抱怨 抱怨 [bao4 yuan4] /to complain/to grumble/to harbor a complaint/to feel dissatisfied/ 4809 1
報怨 报怨 [bao4 yuan4] /to pay back a score/to get revenge/to requite/(old) variant of 抱怨[bao4 yuan4]/ 4145 1
抱枕 抱枕 [bao4 zhen3] /bolster/a long pillow or cushion/ 7120 1
抱抱 抱抱 [[bao4bao4]] /to hug; to give a cuddle/ 834 2
抱病 抱病 [[bao4bing4]] /to be ill; to be in poor health/ 842 2
抱不平 抱不平 [[bao4bu4ping2]] /to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)/ 688 2
抱打不平 抱打不平 [[bao4da3bu4ping2]] /see 打抱不平[da3bao4bu4ping2]/ 696 2
抱恨黃泉 抱恨黄泉 [[bao4hen4-huang2quan2]] /(idiom) to harbor regrets into the afterlife/ 735 2
抱恨終天 抱恨终天 [[bao4hen4-zhong1tian1]] /(idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime/ 735 2
抱朴子 抱朴子 [[Bao4pu3zi3]] /Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[Ge3 Hong2] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc/ 984 2
抱死 抱死 [[bao4si3]] /(of a wheel during braking) to lock up/ 173 2
抱團 抱团 [[bao4tuan2]] /to band together; to team up/ 884 2
抱有 抱有 [[bao4you3]] /to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)/ 898 2
背著抱著一般重 背着抱着一般重 [bei1 zhe5 bao4 zhe5 yi1 ban1 zhong4] /lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom)/fig. one can't avoid the burden/ 1648 1
打抱不平 打抱不平 [[da3bao4bu4ping2]] /(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice/ 696 2
撫抱 抚抱 [fu3 bao4] /caress/ 7120 1
葛洪 葛洪 [[Ge3 Hong2]] /Ge Hong (283–363), Jin dynasty Daoist and alchemist, author of 抱朴子[Bao4pu3zi3]/ 403 2
公主抱 公主抱 [gong1 zhu3 bao4] /to carry sb the way grooms carry brides across the threshold/ 2737 1
拱抱 拱抱 [gong3 bao4] /to enfold/to encircle/ 6978 1
合抱 合抱 [he2 bao4] /to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)/ 6616 1
懷抱 怀抱 [huai2 bao4] /to hug/to cherish/within the bosom (of the family)/to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)/ 6633 1
環抱 环抱 [huan2 bao4] /to encircle/to surround/to embrace/ 1854 1
襟抱 襟抱 [jin1 bao4] /ambition/an aspiration/ 6982 1
緊抱 紧抱 [jin3 bao4] /to hug/to embrace/ 6526 1
臨時抱佛腳 临时抱佛脚 [[lin2shi2 bao4 fo2jiao3]] /(idiom) see 抱佛腳|抱佛脚[bao4 fo2jiao3]/ 415 2
摟抱 搂抱 [lou3 bao4] /to hug/to embrace/ 7120 1
平時不燒香,臨時抱佛腳 平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚 [[ping2shi2 bu4 shao1xiang1, lin2shi2 bao4 fo2jiao3]] /(lit.) to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)/(fig.) to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic/ 68 2
雙臂抱胸 双臂抱胸 [shuang1 bi4 bao4 xiong1] /with arms crossed/ 3257 1
投懷送抱 投怀送抱 [tou2 huai2 song4 bao4] /to throw oneself in sb's arms/to throw oneself at sb/ 5427 1
熊抱 熊抱 [xiong2 bao4] /bear hug; to give (sb) a bear-hug/ 1064 1
擁抱 拥抱 [yong1 bao4] /to embrace/to hug/ 7120 1
左擁右抱 左拥右抱 [[zuo3yong1-you4bao4]] /(idiom) to have a girl on each arm/ 225 2

/

(in native CC-CEDICT format)

 

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

By MDBG 2026
Privacy and cookies
Help wanted: the CC-CEDICT project is looking for new volunteer editors!