抱负
Old HSK 6
抱负 (bàofù) · ambition
抱负 (bàofù) means “ambition; aspiration”. It is written with 2 characters: 抱 (to hold in one's arms) + 负 (load). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 抱负 is built
The characters
抱 bào · to hold in one's arms
What 抱 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 包bāo — wrap
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: To wrap 包 in one's arms 扌; 包 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
负 fù · load
What 负 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A person 人 carrying a lot of money 贝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是一个有抱负的年轻人。Tā shì yī gè yǒu bàofù de niánqīng rén.He is an ambitious young man.
她从小就有远大的抱负。Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yǒu yuǎndà de bàofù.She has had big dreams since childhood.
Questions about 抱负
What does 抱负 mean?
抱负 (bàofù) means “ambition; aspiration”.
How do you pronounce 抱负?
抱负 is pronounced bàofù.
Which HSK level is 抱负?
抱负 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 抱歉bàoqiànsorry
- 抱怨bàoyuànto complain
- 拥抱yōngbàoto hug
- 抱bàoto hold in one's arms
- 负责fùzéto be in charge of
- 负担fùdānburden
- 辜负gūfùto let down
- 欺负qīfuto bully
- 胜负shèngfùvictory or defeat
- 正负zhèngfùpositive and negative
Learn 抱负 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.