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怀着 (huái zhāo) — to cherish; to harbor; to be filled with (a feeling or emotion)

Definition

A written/literary verb meaning to hold or carry a feeling in one's heart (e.g. 怀着感激 'with gratitude'). Pairs with abstract feelings like 感激, 希望, 期待; not used for concrete objects.

verb
to cherishto harborto be filled with (a feeling or emotion)

Examples

  • 怀着。
    Tā huái zhāo gǎn jī de xīn qíng xiě le yì fēng xìn.
    She wrote a letter with a feeling of gratitude.
  • 怀着。
    Tā huái zhāo duì wèi lái de chōng jǐng nǔ lì xué xí.
    He studies hard with longing for the future.
  • 怀着。
    Wǒ huái zhāo hào qí de xīn dǎ kāi le hé zi.
    I opened the box with a curious heart.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 懷; 怀 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
褱
褱huái懷huái
Same sound today

The traditional form 懷 uses 心 (heart) to show longing and 褱 for the sound; the simplified 怀 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 著; 着 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě著zháo
Same sound today

The traditional form 著 puts 艸 (grass; plant) above 者, which gives the sound; the simplified 着 is a later shorthand.

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