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保育

bǎo yù

2-character word

What 保育 means

1. to look after (children); childcare
2. to protect (wildlife, cultural heritage etc); conservation

The characters in 保育

• 保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure…
• 育yùto have children; to raise or bring up; to educate

Example sentences

• 她是幼儿园里的保育员。
  She is a child-care worker in a kindergarten.

Words starting with 保育

• 保育院bǎo yù yuànorphanage; nursery
• 保育箱bǎo yù xiāngincubator (for newborns)

Sounds the same

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

• 宝玉precious jade; treasures