怀抱 (huái bào): to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

Word info

Pinyin

huáibào

Meaning

to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

Characters

2

Part of speech

verb, noun

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 双手抱住别人或某物，表示亲昵、疼爱或安慰
• 泛指心里存有某种想法、希望、感情等，如怀抱理想、怀抱希望。