The mother is holding the child.
抱
to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug/to embrace/to surround/to cherish/(coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
Hanzi
Grade
Grade 4
Pinyin
bào, pāo, pǒu
Bopomofo
ㄅㄠˋ, ㄆㄠ, ㄆㄡˇ
Jyutping
pou5
Example sentences
He held his newborn grandchild and smiled happily.
He harbors a great dream.
He plunged into the social reform movement with a burst of passion.
Rather than constantly complaining about the unfairness of life, it is better to work hard to change it.
Enough, stop complaining.
I am very sorry for being late.
I'm sorry to trouble you with a trip for this matter.
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