| 抱怨 | bào yuàn | to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied | |
| 拥抱 | yōng bào | to embrace; to hug | |
| 怀抱 | huái bào | to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) | |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! | |
| 抱负 | bào fù | aspiration; ambition |
| 1 | He embraced victory. | |
| 2 | We embraced each other. | |
| 3 | He slept with the puppy in his arms. | |
| 4 | I never complain about my life. | |
| 5 | She held her child tightly in front of the fireplace. |
