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保存

bǎo cún

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

保存 (bǎo cún) means "to preserve, keep safe". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 保存 means

1. to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)

The characters in 保存

• 保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure…
• 存cúnto exist; to deposit; to store

Example sentences

• 保存在阴凉的地方。
  Bǎocún zài yīnliáng de dìfang.
  Keep it in a cool place.
• 他们保存了这建筑。
  They have preserved the building.
• 他要求我保存秘密。
  He requested me to keep it secret.
• 我为你保存这些东西。
  Wǒ wèi nǐ bǎocún zhèxiē dōngxi.
  I've been saving these for you.
• 把钱保存在安全的地方。
  Bǎ qián bǎocún zài ānquán de dìfang.
  Keep the money in a safe place.
• 把它保存在外接式硬碟。
  Bǎ tā bǎocún zài wàijiē shì yìngdié.
  Save it on the external hard drive.

Where 保存 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Value, Wealth & Preservation (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read bǎo cún correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.