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保

bǎo

Traditional: 保

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Translation

to protect, to keep, to preserve

Stroke order

Stroke order for 保

保

Examples

环huán境jìng。

We need to protect the environment.

。

I guarantee I won't tell anyone.

。

Please keep quiet.

。

Please keep your belongings safe.

。

The doctor saved his life.

保 (bǎo) means to protect or to keep. It anchors 保护 (to protect), 保证 (to guarantee), and 保持 (to maintain), all of which carry a sense of holding something safe or steady.

Related words

保持

to maintain, to keep, to preserve

保护

to protect, to guard, to safeguard

保证

to guarantee, to assure; guarantee

Appears in 3 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 保.

保护bǎo hùto protect, to guard, to safeguard保证bǎo zhèngto guarantee, to assure; guarantee保持bǎo chíto maintain, to keep, to preserve

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This word is part of lesson 102.