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呵护

hē hù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 呵護

呵护 (hē hù) means "to bless; to cherish; to take good care of". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 呵护 means

1. to bless
2. to cherish
3. to take good care of
4. to conserve

The characters in 呵护

• 呵hē(bound form) to scold; to expel breath; (onomatopoeia) laughter (usu. reduplicated)
• 护hùto protect

Example sentences

• 请小心地呵护两人之间的感情。也许当你认为只是一个玩笑时，却真真切切地伤了对方的心。
  Qǐng xiǎoxīn de hēhù liǎng rén zhījiān de gǎnqíng. yěxǔ dāng nǐ rènwéi zhǐshì yī gè wánxiào shí, què zhēnzhēn qièqiè de shāng le duìfāng de xīn.
  Be mindful of your actions when in a relationship.What may seem playful to you could really be harmful to your partner.

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read hē hù correctly.
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