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保障

bǎo zhàng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

保障 (bǎo zhàng) means "to ensure". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 保障 means

1. to ensure
2. to guarantee
3. to safeguard

The characters in 保障

• 保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure…
• 障zhàngto block; to hinder; to obstruct

Example sentences

• 平等是由宪法保障的。
  Píngděng shì yóu xiànfǎ bǎozhàng de.
  Equality is guaranteed by the Constitution.
• 思想自由为宪法所保障。
  Sīxiǎng zìyóu wéi xiànfǎ suǒ bǎozhàng.
  Freedom of thought is guaranteed by the constitution.
• 社会保障吗？他们在说什么笑话？
  Shèhuìbǎozhàng ma? tāmen zài shuō shénme xiàohuà?
  Social security? Who do they think they're kidding.
• 社会保障吗？他们在说什幺笑话？
  Social security? Who do they think they're kidding.
• 德国在1880年代采取了一种社会保障制度。
  Déguó zài 1880 niándài cǎiqǔ le yīzhǒng shèhuìbǎozhàng zhìdù.
  Germany adopted a social security system in the 1880's.
• 研究报告的作者指出，改变歧视性的性别规范和制度、解决经济和社会不平等问题、保障教育和安全工作的机会是有助于预防暴力的其他措施。
  Authors of the study report that changing discriminatory gender norms and institutions, addressing economic and social inequalities, and ensuring access to education and safe work are other measures that can help prevent violence.

Words starting with 保障

• 保障监督bǎo zhàng jiān dūsafeguards

Words containing 保障

• 社会保障shè huì bǎo zhàngsocial security
• 质量保障zhì liàng bǎo zhàngquality assurance (QA)

Where 保障 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · bào–bǎo (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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