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保佑

bǎo yòu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

保佑 (bǎo yòu) means "to bless and protect; blessing". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 保佑 means

1. to bless and protect
2. blessing

The characters in 保佑

• 保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure…
• 佑yòu(bound form) to bless; to protect

Example sentences

• 上帝保佑你！
  Shàngdì bǎoyòu nǐ!
  Bless you!
• 上帝保佑您！
  God bless you!
• 上帝保佑你们！
  God bless you!
• 上帝保佑美国。
  God bless America.
• 上帝保佑乌克兰！
  God save Ukraine!
• 上帝保佑巴勒斯坦。
  God bless Palestine.

Sounds the same

Read bǎo yòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 保祐to bless and protect; blessing; also written 保佑

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read bǎo yòu correctly.
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