怀抱

huái bào · huai bao

Traditional 懷抱

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to hug
  2. to cherish
  3. within the bosom (of the family)
  4. to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

母(mǔ)亲(qīn)把(bǎ)婴(yīng)儿(ér)抱(bào)在(zài)怀(huái)抱(bào)里(lǐ)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)摇(yáo)晃(huàng)。

The mother held the baby in her arms and rocked him gently.

02

他(tā)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)怀(huái)抱(bào)成(chéng)为(wéi)医(yī)生(shēng)的(de)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)。

He has cherished the dream of becoming a doctor since childhood.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

Browse all wordsExplore words in context