| bào | to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug or embrace/surround/cherish |
| 抱 | to hold to carry (in one's arms) to hug or embrace |
| 抱不平 | be outraged by an injustice |
| 抱佛脚 | lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble panic measures in place of timely preparation |
| 抱养 | adopt (a child) |
| 抱冤 | moan |
| 抱厦 | veranda in front of a house; lean-to at the back of a house |
| 抱团儿 | gang up; hang together |
| 抱头痛哭 | to weep disconsolately to cry on each other's shoulder |
| 抱头鼠窜 | to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously |
| 抱头鼠蹿 | to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜 |
| 抱委屈 | To complain about being the victim of some kind of injustice. |
| 抱子甘蓝 | brussels sprout |
| 抱孩子 | to hold the baby in one's arms |
| 抱定 | to hold on firmly to cling (to a belief) stubbornly |
| 抱屈 | feel wronged |
| 抱怨 | to complain to grumble |
| 抱恨 | have a gnawing regret |
| 抱恨终天 | feel sorry for life |
| 抱恨终生 | To regret for the rest of one's life. |
| 抱愧 | feel ashamed |