抱臂
bào bì
Pinyin

Definition

抱臂
 - 
bào bì
  1. to cross one's arms

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

抱
bào
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to carry (in one's arms)
  3. 3 to hug
  4. 4 to embrace
  5. 5 to surround
  6. 6 to cherish
抱怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
拥抱
yōng bào
  1. 1 to embrace
  2. 2 to hug
怀抱
huái bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to cherish
  3. 3 within the bosom (of the family)
  4. 4 to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
手臂
shǒu bì
  1. 1 arm
  2. 2 helper
抱抱
bào bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to embrace
抱有
bào yǒu
  1. 1 have
  2. 2 possess
抱枕
bào zhěn
  1. 1 bolster
  2. 2 a long pillow or cushion
抱歉
bào qiàn
  1. 1 to be sorry
  2. 2 to feel apologetic
  3. 3 sorry!
臂
bì
  1. 1 arm
三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
  1. 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
  3. 3 a being of formidable powers
前臂
qián bì
  1. 1 forearm
合抱
hé bào
  1. 1 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
失之交臂
shī zhī jiāo bì
  1. 1 to miss narrowly
  2. 2 to let a great opportunity slip
悬臂
xuán bì
  1. 1 cantilever
打抱不平
dǎ bào bù píng
  1. 1 to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
  2. 2 to fight for justice
  3. 3 also written 抱打不平[bào dǎ bù píng]
抱不平
bào bù píng
  1. 1 to be outraged by an injustice
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱定
bào dìng
  1. 1 to hold on firmly
  2. 2 to cling (to a belief)
  3. 3 stubbornly
抱屈
bào qū
  1. 1 feel wronged

Idioms (12)

三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
  1. 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
  3. 3 a being of formidable powers
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
  2. 2 also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
振臂一呼
zhèn bì yī hū
  1. 1 to issue a call for action
  2. 2 to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom)
临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 making a hasty last-minute effort
螳臂当车
táng bì dāng chē
  1. 1 a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
  2. 2 to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
  3. 3 also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[táng bì dǎng chē]

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