保
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bǎo · to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #1597
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 保

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bǎoWords pronounced bǎo
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Example sentences

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Nǐ méi yǒu bǎo hù wǒ.你没有保护我。

You didn't protect me.

Source: Tatoeba #5091470 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎo zhèng wǒ huì zuò de.我保证我会做的。

I promise that I will do it.

Source: Tatoeba #8463667 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wèi nǐ bǎo cún zhè xiē dōng xī.我为你保存这些东西。

I've been saving these for you.

Source: Tatoeba #8853709 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng bǎo liú wǒ de wèi zhì请保留我的位置

Please save my place.

Source: Tatoeba #5301824 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cóng bǎo xiǎn xiāng lǐ bǎ wǒ de qián tōu zǒu le .他从保险箱里把我的钱偷走了.

He stole my money from the safe.

Source: Tatoeba #1406489 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège miàn bāo de bǎo zhì qī kě yǐ ma?这个面包的保质期可以吗?

Is this bread's best-by OK?

Source: Tatoeba #689549 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 保 in context

  1. Say bǎo, then recall the core meaning: to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 保护 (bǎo hù), meaning “to protect”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 保 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.