| 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 | 抱歉 | 抱歉 | bào qiàn | bao4 qian4 | to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! | | |
| 4 | 抱头痛哭 | 抱頭痛哭 | bào tóu tòng kū | bao4 tou2 tong4 ku1 | to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder | | |
| 5 | 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 | | |
| 6 | 抱屈 | 抱屈 | bào qū | bao4 qu1 | feel wronged | | |
| 7 | 抱拳 | 抱拳 | bào quán | bao4 quan2 | to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect) | | |
| 8 | 抱首而遁 | 抱首而遁 | bào shǒu ér dùn | bao4 shou3 er2 dun4 | to hide one's face and retreat (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 抱摔 | 抱摔 | bào shuāi | bao4 shuai1 | body slam (wrestling move) | | |
| 10 | 抱头 | 抱頭 | bào tóu | 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) | | |
| 11 | 抱头鼠蹿 | 抱頭鼠躥 | bào tóu shǔ cuān | bao4 tou2 shu3 cuan1 | to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously; also written 抱头鼠窜 | | |
| 12 | 抱头鼠窜 | 抱頭鼠竄 | bào tóu shǔ cuàn | bao4 tou2 shu3 cuan4 | to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously | | |
| 13 | 抱愧 | 抱愧 | bào kuì | bao4 kui4 | feel ashamed | | |
| 14 | 抱团 | 抱團 | bào tuán | bao4 tuan2 | Banding together | | |
| 15 | 抱窝 | 抱窩 | bào wō | bao4 wo1 | (coll.) to incubate; to brood | | |
| 16 | 抱膝而坐 | 抱膝而坐 | bào xī ér zuò | bao4 xi1 er2 zuo4 | to sit with one's arms around one's knees (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 抱薪救火 | 抱薪救火 | bào xīn jiù huǒ | bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3 | lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action | | |
| 18 | 抱养 | 抱養 | bào yǎng | bao4 yang3 | adopt (a child) | | |
| 19 | 抱有 | 抱有 | bào yǒu | bao4 you3 | have; possess | | |
| 20 | 抱有成见 | 抱有成見 | bào yǒu chéng jiàn | bao4 you3 cheng2 jian4 | to harbor prejudice (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 抱枕 | 抱枕 | bào zhěn | bao4 zhen3 | bolster; a long pillow or cushion | | |
| 22 | 抱住 | 抱住 | bào zhù | bao4 zhu4 | Hold on | | |
| 23 | 抱粗腿 | 抱粗腿 | bào cū tuǐ | bao4 cu1 tui3 | to latch on to the rich and powerful | | |
| 24 | 抱抱 | 抱抱 | bào bào | bao4 bao4 | to hug; to embrace | | |
| 25 | 抱抱团 | 抱抱團 | bào bào tuán | bao4 bao4 tuan2 | Free Hugs Campaign | | |