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Meaning of 保

Pinyin bǎo

Radical

亻

Strokes

Definition

to defend / to protect / to insure or guarantee / to maintain / hold or keep / to guard

Usage

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保 [bǎo] 动词 [Verb] 1. 看守住，护着不让受损害或丧失：to guard, protect from harm or loss. - 例如：～卫 (protect), ～管 (manage), ～健 (maintain health), ～障 (protect), ～密 (keep confidential), 明哲～身 (wise people protect themselves), 朝不～夕 (can’t assure what will happen from morning to night, describing an urgent situation). 2. 维持原状，使不消失或减弱：to maintain the original state, preventing disappearance or weakening. - 例如：～持 (maintain), ～洁 (keep clean), ～质 (preserve quality), ～墒 (maintain soil moisture). 3. 负责：to take responsibility. - 例如：～证 (guarantee), ～荐 (recommend), ～修 (repair), ～险 (insure), 确～ (ensure), 担～ (take responsibility). 4. 旧时户口的一种编制，若干甲为一保：an old system of household registration, several units constitute one bao. 5. 旧称佣工：previously referred to as hired labor. - 例如：酒～ (hotel staff), 佣～. 6. 姓：a surname. 名词 [Noun] 1. 保育幼儿的妇女：nurse for infants. 2. 通“緥”。保护婴儿的包裹衣：swaddling clothes, protective garments for infants. 3. 作保证的人：guarantor. 4. 服务人员：owner, associated with service roles. 5. 宋以后地方实行保甲制，若干甲作一保：after the Song Dynasty, the local implementation of a system where several units make up one bao. 6. 小城：small city (later written as “堡”). 7. 通“宝”。珍贵之物：treasure. 8. 姓：a surname.

保墒 bǎo shāng

preservation of soil moisture

环境保护部 Huán jìng Bǎo hù bù

(PRC) Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)

环境保护 huán jìng bǎo hù

environmental protection

朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth

医保 yī bǎo

medical insurance / abbr. for 醫療保險|医疗保险[yi1 liao2 bao3 xian3]

医疗保险 yī liáo bǎo xiǎn

medical insurance

人寿保险 rén shòu bǎo xiǎn

life insurance

保康县 Bǎo kāng xiàn

Baokang county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei

保康 Bǎo kāng

Baokang county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei

保护区 bǎo hù qū

conservation district / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]

保护措施 bǎo hù cuò shī

safeguard procedures

保养 bǎo yǎng

to take good care of (or conserve) one's health / to keep in good repair / to maintain / maintenance

保暖 bǎo nuǎn

to stay warm / to protect against the cold

保险柜 bǎo xiǎn guì

a safe / strongbox

保健品 bǎo jiàn pǐn

health care products；health products

保健酒 bǎo jiàn jiǔ

health care wine

保健食品 bǎo jiàn shí pǐn

health food

保证 bǎo zhèng

guarantee / to guarantee / to ensure / to safeguard / to pledge / CL:個|个[ge4]

保持 bǎo chí

to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve

自然保护区 zì rán bǎo hù qū

nature reserve

保存 bǎo cún

to conserve / to preserve / to keep / to save (a file etc) (computing)

保障 bǎo zhàng

to ensure / to guarantee / to safeguard

保留 bǎo liú

to retain / to continue to have / to preserve / to maintain / to reserve / reservations / to hold back (approval or acceptance)

保险 bǎo xiǎn

insurance / to insure / safe / secure / be sure / be bound to / CL:份[fen4]

保卫 bǎo wèi

to defend / to safeguard

确保 què bǎo

to ensure / to guarantee

担保 dān bǎo

to guarantee / to vouch for

保全 bǎo quán

to save from damage / to preserve / to maintain / to keep in good repair / (Tw) security guard

环保 huán bǎo

environmental protection / environmentally friendly / abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4]

保守 bǎo shǒu

conservative / to guard / to keep

保姆 bǎo mǔ

nanny / housekeeper

保密 bǎo mì

to keep sth confidential / to maintain secrecy

保定 Bǎo dìng

Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei

保管 bǎo guǎn

to hold in safekeeping / to have in one's care / to guarantee / certainly / surely / custodian / curator

保洁 bǎo jié

sanitation

旱涝保收 hàn lào bǎo shōu

to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood / to bring a stable income

保湿 bǎo shī

to moisturize / moisturizing

保住 bǎo zhù

to preserve / to save

保护伞 bǎo hù sǎn

protective umbrella / fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt)

社会保障 shè huì bǎo zhàng

social security

五保 wǔ bǎo

five guarantees

保加利亚 Bǎo jiā lì yà

Bulgaria

保罗 Bǎo luó

Paul

丢卒保车 diū zú bǎo jū

sacrifice minor things to save major ones

保护 bǎo hù

to protect / to defend / to safeguard / protection / CL:種|种[zhong3]

保佑 bǎo yòu

to bless and protect / blessing

保荐 bǎo jiàn

recommend / recommend and guarantee

保荐人 bǎo jiàn rén

sponsor

酒保 jiǔ bǎo

barman / bartender

保释 bǎo shì

to release on bail / to bail

保镖 bǎo biāo

bodyguard

保障部门 bǎo zhàng bù mén

Security department

保障局 bǎo zhàng jú

Security Bureau

保障性 bǎo zhàng xìng

indemnificatory

保障金 bǎo zhàng jīn

old age security

劳动保障部 láo dòng bǎo zhàng bù

Ministry of Labor and Social Security（劳动和社会保障部）

保驾 bǎo jià

escort the Emperor (also used jocularly)

保鲜 bǎo xiān

retain freshness

保龄球 bǎo líng qiú

ten-pin bowling (loanword) / bowling ball