| 抱 | bào | to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish |
| 抱怨 | bào yuàn | to complain; to grumble |
| 抱负 | bào fù | aspiration; ambition |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! |
| 抱不平 | bào bù píng | be outraged by an injustice |
| 抱佛脚 | bào fó jiǎo | lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; panic measures in place of timely preparation |
| 抱孩子 | bào hái zi | to hold the baby in one's arms |
| 抱定 | bào dìng | to hold on firmly; to cling (to a belief); stubbornly |
| 抱屈 | bào qū | feel wronged |
| 抱恨 | bào hèn | have a gnawing regret |
| 抱愧 | bào kuì | feel ashamed |
| 抱抱 | bào bào | to hug; to embrace |
| 抱抱团 | bào bào tuán | Free Hugs Campaign |
| 抱抱装 | bào bào zhuāng | "hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 包包团) |
| 抱摔 | bào shuāi | body slam (wrestling move) |
| 抱有 | bào yǒu | have; possess |
| 抱枕 | bào zhěn | bolster; a long pillow or cushion |
| 抱残守缺 | bào cán shǒu quē | to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition |
| 抱犊崮 | Bào dú gù | Mt Baodu in Cangshan county 苍山县, Linyi 临沂, south Shandong |
| 抱病 | bào bìng | be ill; be in bad health |
| 抱粗腿 | bào cū tuǐ | latch on to the rich and powerful |
| 抱薪救火 | bào xīn jiù huǒ | lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action |
| 抱头痛哭 | bào tóu tòng kū | to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder |
| 抱头鼠窜 | bào tóu shǔ cuàn | to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously |
| 抱头鼠蹿 | bào tóu shǔ cuān | to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously; also written 抱头鼠窜 |
| 抱养 | bào yǎng | adopt (a child) |
