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保养

bǎo yǎng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 保養

保养 (bǎo yǎng) means "to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 保养 means

1. to take good care of (or conserve) one's health
2. to keep in good repair
3. to maintain
4. maintenance

The characters in 保养

• 保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure…
• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)

Example sentences

• 这辆车保养起来很贵。
  Zhè liàng chē bǎoyǎng qilai hěn guì.
  It is expensive running this car.
• 他是由跑步保养青春的活力。
  Tā shì yóu pǎobù bǎoyǎng qīngchūn de huólì.
  He keeps his youth by jogging.
• 自行车当然会磨损，但只要你保养得好，就能骑很长一段时间。
  Bicycles wear out, of course, but with proper care they may be made to last a long time.

Words starting with 保养

• 保养品bǎo yǎng pǐn(Taiwan) beauty product; skincare product

Where 保养 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · bàng–bó (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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