| 1 | 抱 | 抱 | bào | bao4 | to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish | | |
| 2 | 抱怨 | 抱怨 | bào yuàn | bao4 yuan4 | to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied | | |
| 3 | 怀抱 | 懷抱 | huái bào | huai2 bao4 | to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) | | |
| 4 | 拥抱 | 擁抱 | yōng bào | yong1 bao4 | to embrace; to hug | | |
| 5 | 抱歉 | 抱歉 | bào qiàn | bao4 qian4 | to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! | | |
| 6 | 抱定 | 抱定 | bào dìng | bao4 ding4 | to hold on firmly; to cling (to a belief); stubbornly | | |
| 7 | 抱屈 | 抱屈 | bào qū | bao4 qu1 | feel wronged | | |
| 8 | 抱朴子 | 抱樸子 | bào pǔ zǐ | Bao4 pu3 zi3 | Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪 on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc | | |
| 9 | 抱恨终天 | 抱恨終天 | bào hèn zhōng tiān | bao4 hen4 zhong1 tian1 | to regret sth. to the end of one's life (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 抱恨 | 抱恨 | bào hèn | bao4 hen4 | to have a gnawing regret | | |
| 11 | 抱孩子 | 抱孩子 | bào hái zi | bao4 hai2 zi5 | to hold the baby in one's arms | | |
| 12 | 抱负不凡 | 抱負不凡 | bào fu bù fán | bao4 fu5 bu4 fan2 | to have extraordinary aspirations (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 抱佛脚 | 抱佛腳 | bào fó jiǎo | bao4 fo2 jiao3 | 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 | | |
| 14 | 抱犊崮 | 抱犢崮 | bào dú gù | Bao4 du2 gu4 | Mt Baodu in Cangshan county 苍山县 , south Shandong | | |
| 15 | 抱大腿 | 抱大腿 | bào dà tuǐ | bao4 da4 tui3 | (coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous | | |
| 16 | 抱打不平 | 抱打不平 | bào dǎ bù píng | bao4 da3 bu4 ping2 | see 打抱不平 | | |
| 17 | 抱粗腿 | 抱粗腿 | bào cū tuǐ | bao4 cu1 tui3 | to latch on to the rich and powerful | | |
| 18 | 犹抱琵琶半遮面 | 猶抱琵琶半遮面 | yóu bào pí pá bàn zhē miàn | you2 bao4 pi2 pa2 ban4 zhe1 mian4 | Still holding the pipa, half covering her face | | |
| 19 | 抱成一团 | 抱成一團 | bào chéng yī tuán | bao4 cheng2 yi1 tuan2 | to band together; to gang up; to stick together | | |
| 20 | 抱残守缺 | 抱殘守缺 | bào cán shǒu quē | bao4 can2 shou3 que1 | to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition | | |
| 21 | 抱不平 | 抱不平 | bào bù píng | bao4 bu4 ping2 | to be outraged by an injustice | | |
| 22 | 抱病 | 抱病 | bào bìng | bao4 bing4 | to be ill; to be in bad health | | |
| 23 | 抱臂 | 抱臂 | bào bì | bao4 bi4 | to cross one's arms | | |
| 24 | 抱抱装 | 抱抱裝 | bào bào zhuāng | bao4 bao4 zhuang1 | "hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 包包团 ) | | |
| 25 | 抱抱团 | 抱抱團 | bào bào tuán | bao4 bao4 tuan2 | Free Hugs Campaign | | |