Chinese word dictionary

抱定

bào dìng · to hold on firmly; to cling (to a belief); stubbornly

Practice word

Word information

Simplified抱定

Traditional抱定

Pinyinbào dìng

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

抱bào

to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold

定dìng

to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure

How to learn 抱定

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

决定juédìng

to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]; certainly

一定yídìng

surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

抱bào

to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely

抱歉bàoqiàn

to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!

定dìng

to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely

规定guīdìng

to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations