Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 拥抱 To hug

拥抱

Pinyin: yōng bào
Meaning：To hug
Sentence：她紧紧拥抱著她的母亲。She gave her mother an affectionate hug.

 

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拥：

Pinyin: yōng
Meaning: Crowd; to hold
Radical: 扌
Stokes: 8
Traditional: 擁
Common words/Phrase:
拥挤 [yōng jǐ] 【to crowd】
拥抱 [yōng bào] 【to hug】
拥塞 [yōng sè] 【congestion】
拥戴 [yōng dài] 【to support】
拥有 [yōng yǒu] 【to have】

 

抱：

Pinyin: bào
Meaning: To hold; surround; to carry
Radical: 扌
Stokes: 8
Traditional: 抱
Common words/Phrase:
抱病 [bào bìng]【be ill】
抱佛脚 [bào fó jiǎo] 【clasp Buddha's feet - profess devotion only when in trouble】
抱歉 [bào qiàn] 【be sorry】
抱箍 [bào gū] 【anchor ear】
抱怨 [bào yuàn] 【complain】