Meaning of 抱拳
抱拳 means to perform the fist-and-palm salute; to make a martial arts-style greeting. Pronounced bào quán.
- to perform the fist-and-palm salute; to make a martial arts-style greeting
Definitions & Examples
Wǔ武
shī师
shàng上
tái台
hòu后
，
xiān先
xiàng向
guān观
zhòng众
bào抱
quán拳
zhì致
yì意
。
After stepping onto the stage, the martial arts master first made a fist-and-palm salute to the audience.
Tā他
lín临
zǒu走
qián前
duì对
dà大
jiā家
bào抱
quán拳
shuō说
：
“
Hòu后
huì会
yǒu有
qī期
。
”
Before leaving, he made a fist-and-palm salute and said, "We'll meet again."
Bài拜
nián年
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
yì一
bān般
bù不
bào抱
quán拳
，
ér而
shì是
shuō说
“
xīn新
nián年
hǎo好
”
。
When offering New Year's greetings, we usually don't perform the fist-and-palm salute but say "Happy New Year" instead.