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保

bǎo

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 character level 4 Character

保 (bǎo) means "Bulgaria; Bulgarian; to defend; to protect; to keep". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 保 means

1. to defend; to protect; to keep
2. to guarantee; to ensure
3. oldcivil administration unit in the baojia {保甲|bǎo jiǎ} system

Other readings

保 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• BǎoBulgaria (abbr. for {保加利亚|Bǎo jiā lì yà})

Example sentences

• 保重。
  Take care.
• 保释！
  Bail!
• 保持安静
  Bǎochí ānjìng
  Keep it quiet.
• 请保密。
  Keep it secret, please.
• 我保证。
  I give my word.
• 你保证？
  You promise?

Words starting with 保

• 保护bǎo hùto protect; to defend; to safeguard
• 保证bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee; to ensure
• 保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain; to hold
• 保留bǎo liúto keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth)
• 保险bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure; safe
• 保存bǎo cúnto conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)
• 保障bǎo zhàngto ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard
• 保姆bǎo mǔnanny; babysitter; housekeeper
• 保密bǎo mìto keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy
• 保守bǎo shǒuconservative; to guard; to keep
• 保卫bǎo wèito defend; to safeguard
• 保养bǎo yǎngto take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain
• 保管bǎo guǎnto hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely
• 保重bǎo zhòngto take care of oneself
• 保安bǎo ānto ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)…
• 保健bǎo jiànhealth protection; health care; to maintain in good health
• 保罗Bǎo luóPaul
• 保佑bǎo yòuto bless and protect; blessing
• 保住bǎo zhùto preserve; to save
• 保镖bǎo biāobodyguard
• 保证金bǎo zhèng jīnearnest money; cash deposit; bail
• 保全bǎo quánto save from damage; to preserve; to maintain
• 保暖bǎo nuǎnto keep warm
• 保鲜bǎo xiānto keep fresh; to preserve freshness

Words containing 保

• 确保què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
• 担保dān bǎoto guarantee; to vouch for
• 环保huán bǎoenvironmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 环境保护
• 社保shè bǎosocial insurance (abbr. for 社会保险
• 难保nán bǎohard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect
• 取保qǔ bǎo(law) to get sb to bail one out (from jail)
• 社会保险shè huì bǎo xiǎnsocial security
• 安保ān bǎosecurity
• 投保tóu bǎoto take out insurance; to insure
• 自保zì bǎoto defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation
• 太保tài bǎoa very high official in ancient China; juvenile delinquents
• 人保rén bǎopersonal guarantee; to sign as guarantor
• 自然保护区zì rán bǎo hù qūnature reserve
• 圣保罗Shèng bǎo luóSt Paul; São Paulo, city in Brazil
• 环保局huán bǎo júenvironment protection office; PRC National bureau of environmental protection
• 被保险人bèi bǎo xiǎn réninsured party; the person or entity covered under an insurance policy
• 地保dì bǎo(old) local constable
• 投保人tóu bǎo rénpolicy holder; insured person
• 中保zhōng bǎomiddleman and guarantor
• 作保zuò bǎoto act as surety for sb; to be sb's guarantor; to stand bail for sb
• 动保dòng bǎoanimal protection (abbr. for 动物保护
• 国保Guó bǎoDomestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security…
• 联保lián bǎojoint guarantee (finance, law)
• 力保lì bǎoto seek to protect; to ensure; to maintain

Characters that look like 保

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 择zéto select; to choose; to pick over
• 侮wǔto insult; to ridicule; to disgrace
• 铎duólarge ancient bell
• 侏zhūdwarf
• 馀Yúsurname Yu
• 俸fèng(bound form) salary; stipend

Sounds the same

Read bǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 饱to eat till full; satisfied
• 宝jewel; gem; treasure
• 堡(bound form) fortress; stronghold…
• 鸨Chinese bustard; procuress
• 葆dense foliage; to cover
• 褓used in 襁褓; used in 褓姆
• 媬governess; nurse

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read bǎo correctly.
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