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懷抱

huái bào

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

懷抱 (huái bào) is a Chinese word meaning “to hug”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

孩子在媽媽的懷抱裡睡著了。

The child fell asleep in his mother's arms.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).