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HSK
7-9

to embrace

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

huai2bao4 huáibào

Meaning


Primary

to embrace

Alternatives

embrace, embraces, embraced, embracing, bosom

Mnemonic


怀抱 To embrace something you 怀 cherish is to hold it close to your chest during the 抱 embrace.

Usage


孩子 在 母亲 的 怀抱 中。

The child is in their mother's embrace.

她 在 爷爷 的 怀抱 中 睡 着 了。

She is sleeping in her grandpa's embrace.

祖国 的 怀抱

the embrace of one's homeland

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