Writing
拥抱 (yōngbào) — how to say "to hug" in Chinese
拥抱
To hug, to embrace
verb
Character composition
拥
to hug, to have
抱
to hold in arms, to hug
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
热情拥抱
rè qíng yōng bào
warm embrace
拥抱自然
yōng bào zì rán
embrace nature
拥抱孩子
yōng bào hái zi
hug a child
Examples
久别重逢的朋友们高兴地拥抱在一起。
Friends who had been apart for a long time happily embraced each other.
他们拥抱了一下。
They hugged.
Frequently asked questions
How to say hug in Chinese?
"to hug" in Chinese is 拥抱 (yōngbào).
拥抱 meaning in English
拥抱 (yōngbào) means "To hug, to embrace".
How is 拥抱 pronounced?
It is pronounced yōngbào (written as yongbao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write hug in Chinese?
It is written 拥抱: 拥 has 8 strokes, 抱 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 拥抱?
拥抱 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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