抱 bào▶ Memegang

Stroke order

抱 is written in 8 strokes.

• 抱

Senses

1. to hold
2. to carry (in one's arms)
3. to hug
4. to embrace
5. to surround
6. to cherish
7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely

Example sentences

• 她抱着一个孩子。Tā bào zhe yí ge háizi.She is holding a child.
• 请抱一下这些书。Qǐng bào yíxià zhèxiē shū.Please hold these books for a moment.

Related words

• 抱歉merasa menyesal
• 抱怨Mengeluh
• 拥抱merangkul
• 抱负ambisi

抱 is pronounced bào and means “Memegang”. It belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 抱 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.