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(bǎo hù) - to protect, to guard, to safeguard in Mandarin

bǎo

Traditional: 保護

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Translation

to protect, to guard, to safeguard

Word origin

A two-character word: 保 'to protect' (person radical 亻) plus 护 'to guard, to defend' (the simplified form pairs the hand radical 扌 with 户 hù as phonetic). Together 保护 means to protect or safeguard.

Origin
compound
Root
保 (protect) + 护 (扌 hand + 户 hù phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 保

Stroke order for 护

Examples

huánjìng

We must protect the environment.

Parents will protect their children.

shù

We must protect the trees and water here.

huánjìng

We should protect the environment.

Parents always protect their children.

保护 (bǎo hù) - to protect, to guard, to safeguard.

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This word is part of lesson 10.