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拥抱 yōngbào

拥抱 yōngbào Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 拥抱 yōngbào .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yōngbào | yong1 bao4
English translation
to embrace
to hug

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About 拥抱 yōngbào

Read some general information about the Chinese word 拥抱 yōngbào .

Traditional form

擁抱

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 拥抱 yōngbào

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 拥抱 yōngbào .

yōng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and yòng represents the sound. Simplified form of yōng .

Phonetic compound

yòng

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌用

Number of Strokes

8
bào

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Bāo represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

扌包

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 拥抱 yōngbào

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甜美 tián měi yòu 令人 lìng rén xiǎng 拥抱 yōngbào ─ ─而且 érqiě yāo shā le zhǐ 绿 Máo quǎn !

I'm sweet and I'm cuddly -- I'm gonna kill that green dog!

yāo shì 需要 xūyào 拥抱 yōngbào bàn ?

What if you need a hug?

学生 xuésheng men 拥抱 yōngbào le , dào 空中 kōng zhōng .

The students embraced him and lifted him into the air.

佩内洛普走上 qián 拥抱 yōngbào le 妹妹 mèimei

Penelope came forward and embraced her sister.

他们 tā men zài 一座 qiáo 下面 xià miàn 拥抱 yōngbào 接吻 jiē wěn

They were snogging under a bridge.

拥抱 yōngbào Decomposition

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拥抱 yōngbào Compounds

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