怀抱 meaning in English

huáibào

to hug; to cherish

HSK 7-9verbnounTraditional 懷抱15 strokes

Meaning of 怀抱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huáibào
  1. to hug
  2. to cherish
  3. within the bosom (of the family)
  4. to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

Stroke order for each character

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怀 huái · bosom · 7 strokes

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抱 bào · to hold · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 怀抱.

怀疑huáiyíto doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect
怀念huáiniànto cherish the memory of; to think of
抱怨bàoyuànto complain; to grumble
拥抱yōngbàoto embrace; to hug
关怀guānhuáicare; solicitude
抱歉bàoqiànto be sorry; to feel apologetic
怀孕huáiyùnpregnant; to have conceived
怀里huái liembrace; bosom
怀着huáizhe
满怀mǎnhuáito have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on
怀旧huáijiùto feel nostalgic; nostalgia
抱负bàofùaspiration; ambition

Questions about 怀抱

What does 怀抱 mean?

怀抱 (huáibào) means "to hug; to cherish" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 怀抱?

怀抱 is made of 2 characters: 怀 (7 strokes), 抱 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 怀抱 an HSK word?

Yes. 怀抱 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 怀抱 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 怀抱 is written 懷抱.