拱抱

gǒngbào
  1. to enfold
  2. to encircle

CEDICT

双手环绕、环抱。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 拱 gǒng
  1. to cup one's hands in salute
  2. to surround
  3. to arch
  4. to dig earth with the snout
  5. arched
2 抱 bào
  1. to hold
  2. to carry (in one's arms)
  3. to hug
  4. to embrace
  5. to surround
  6. to cherish
  7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely

Related entries

兜圈子 dōuquānzi
  1. to encircle
  2. to go around
  3. to circle
  4. to beat about the bush
围 wéi
  1. to encircle
  2. to surround
  3. all around
  4. to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
月球圍着地球轉。

The moon moves around the earth.

Source: Tatoeba

环抱 huánbào
  1. to encircle
  2. to surround
  3. to embrace
包围 bāowéi
  1. to surround
  2. to encircle
  3. to hem in
我們被包圍了。

We were surrounded.

Source: Tatoeba

围起 wéiqǐ
  1. to surround
  2. to encircle
  3. to enclose
  4. to fence in
萦绕 yíngrào
  1. to linger on
  2. to hover
  3. to encircle
我昨晚一整夜沒睡好，因為有許多事情縈繞在我的心頭。

I couldn't sleep well last night because there were lots of things on my mind.

Source: Tatoeba

转圈 zhuànquān
  1. to rotate
  2. to twirl
  3. to run around
  4. to encircle
  5. rotation
  6. (coll.) to speak indirectly
  7. to beat about the bush
环 huán
  1. ring
  2. hoop
  3. loop
  4. (chain) link
  5. classifier for scores in archery etc
  6. to surround
  7. to encircle
  8. to hem in
日本是个四面环海的国家。

Japan is a country surrounded by the sea on all sides.

Source: Tatoeba