Example Sentences
分别时，朋友们紧紧地抱在了一起。
fēn bié shí, péng yǒu men jǐn jǐn dì bào zài le yì qǐ.
When saying goodbye, the friends hugged each other tightly.
他把孩子抱了起来。
tā bǎ hái zi bào le qǐ lái.
He picked up the child.
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Related Words & Compounds
feel sorry
Complain
ambition
to hug; to give a cuddle
to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)
(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚[ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 , lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3])
to be ill; to be in poor health
to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)
to have a gnawing regret
feel wronged
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