抱
bào
to hold
to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
Words with 抱
临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
(idiom) see 抱佛腳|抱佛脚[bao4 fo2 jiao3]
双臂抱胸
shuāng bì bào xiōng
with arms crossed
公主抱
gōng zhǔ bào
to carry sb the way grooms carry brides across the threshold
合抱
hé bào
to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)
怀抱
huái bào
to hug
打抱不平
dǎ bào bù píng
(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
抱愧
bào kuì
feel ashamed
投怀送抱
tóu huái sòng bào
to throw oneself in sb's arms
抱不平
bào bù píng
to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香,臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚[ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 , lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3])
抱团
bào tuán
to band together; to team up