难保
nán bǎo
Pinyin

Definition

难保
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nán bǎo
  1. hard to say
  2. can't guarantee
  3. difficult to protect
  4. difficult to preserve

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

保佑
bǎo yòu
  1. 1 to bless and protect
  2. 2 blessing
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
保暖
bǎo nuǎn
  1. 1 to stay warm
  2. 2 to protect against the cold
保证
bǎo zhèng
  1. 1 guarantee
  2. 2 to guarantee
  3. 3 to ensure
  4. 4 to safeguard
  5. 5 to pledge
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
保护
bǎo hù
  1. 1 to protect
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to safeguard
  4. 4 protection
  5. 5 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
保
Bǎo
  1. 1 Bulgaria
  2. 2 Bulgarian
  3. 3 abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bǎo jiā lì yà]
保住
bǎo zhù
  1. 1 to preserve
  2. 2 to save
保健
bǎo jiàn
  1. 1 health protection
  2. 2 health care
  3. 3 to maintain in good health
保姆
bǎo mǔ
  1. 1 nanny
  2. 2 housekeeper
保存
bǎo cún
  1. 1 to conserve
  2. 2 to preserve
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to save (a file etc) (computing)
保守
bǎo shǒu
  1. 1 conservative
  2. 2 to guard
  3. 3 to keep
保安
bǎo ān
  1. 1 to ensure public security
  2. 2 to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
  3. 3 public security
  4. 4 security guard
保定
Bǎo dìng
  1. 1 Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei
保密
bǎo mì
  1. 1 to keep sth confidential
  2. 2 to maintain secrecy
保时捷
Bǎo shí jié
  1. 1 Porsche (car company)
保温
bǎo wēn
  1. 1 to keep hot
  2. 2 heat preservation
保湿
bǎo shī
  1. 1 to moisturize
  2. 2 moisturizing
保留
bǎo liú
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to retain
  3. 3 to have reservations (about sth)
  4. 4 to hold back (from saying sth)
  5. 5 to put aside for later
保管
bǎo guǎn
  1. 1 to hold in safekeeping
  2. 2 to have in one's care
  3. 3 to guarantee
  4. 4 certainly
  5. 5 surely
  6. 6 custodian
  7. 7 curator
保罗
Bǎo luó
  1. 1 Paul

Idioms (6)

保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
  1. 1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng
  1. 1 (idiom) to safeguard (sth)
  2. 2 to protect (sth)
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
  1. 1 to do sth under oath (idiom)
明哲保身
míng zhé bǎo shēn
  1. 1 a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
  2. 2 to put one's own safety before matters of principle
朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī
  1. 1 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
  2. 2 imminent crisis
  3. 3 living from hand to mouth
自身难保
zì shēn nán bǎo
  1. 1 powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless

Sample Sentences

这还挺可怕的。就算好端端的一个人，进了这样的环境也难保不被污染。
zhè hái tǐng kěpà de 。jiùsuàn hǎoduānduān de yī gè rén ，jìn le zhèyàng de huánjìng yě nánbǎo bù bèi wūrǎn 。
That's really scary. Even if a good person entered this kind of environment, they'd still find it difficult to keep from being negatively influenced.
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什么阿梅，老子现在都自身难保了。谁啊？进来。阿梅！
shénme Āméi ，lǎozi xiànzài dōu zìshēnnánbǎo le 。shéi a ？jìnlai 。Āméi ！
What Amei? I can't even fend for myself right now. Who's there? Come in...Amei!
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