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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 bàobao4to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish
2抱怨 抱怨 bào yuànbao4 yuan4to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied
3怀抱 懷抱 huái bàohuai2 bao4to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
4拥抱 擁抱 yōng bàoyong1 bao4to embrace; to hug
5抱歉 抱歉 bào qiànbao4 qian4to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
6抱定 抱定 bào dìngbao4 ding4to hold on firmly; to cling (to a belief); stubbornly
7抱屈 抱屈 bào bao4 qu1feel wronged
8抱朴子 抱樸子 bào Bao4 pu3 zi3Baopuzi, 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 tiānbao4 hen4 zhong1 tian1to regret sth. to the end of one's life (idiom)
10抱恨 抱恨 bào hènbao4 hen4to have a gnawing regret
11抱孩子 抱孩子 bào hái zibao4 hai2 zi5to hold the baby in one's arms
12抱负不凡 抱負不凡 bào fu fánbao4 fu5 bu4 fan2to have extraordinary aspirations (idiom)
13抱佛脚 抱佛腳 bào jiǎobao4 fo2 jiao3lit. 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 Bao4 du2 gu4Mt Baodu in Cangshan county 苍山县 , south Shandong
15抱大腿 抱大腿 bào tuǐbao4 da4 tui3(coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous
16抱打不平 抱打不平 bào píngbao4 da3 bu4 ping2see 打抱不平
17抱粗腿 抱粗腿 bào tuǐbao4 cu1 tui3to latch on to the rich and powerful
18抱持 抱持 bào chíbao4 chi2to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc); to clinch (boxing)
19抱成一团 抱成一團 bào chéng tuánbao4 cheng2 yi1 tuan2to band together; to gang up; to stick together
20抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quēbao4 can2 shou3 que1to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition
21抱不平 抱不平 bào píngbao4 bu4 ping2to be outraged by an injustice
22抱病 抱病 bào bìngbao4 bing4to be ill; to be in bad health
23抱臂 抱臂 bào bao4 bi4to cross one's arms
24抱抱装 抱抱裝 bào bào zhuāngbao4 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 tuánbao4 bao4 tuan2Free Hugs Campaign

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