# 拥抱 (yōngbào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 拥抱 (yōngbào) means “to embrace; to hug”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to embrace; to hug
- Pinyin: yōngbào (yong1 bao4)
- Traditional: 擁抱
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 妈妈热情地拥抱了孩子。
  Māma rèqíng de yōngbào le háizi.
  Mother warmly hugged the child.

## Characters

- 拥 (yōng): to hold in one's arms; to embrace; to surround; to gather around
- [抱](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-hug/) (bào): to hug; to hold, carry

https://hanziro.com/word/yong-bao-embrace/

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