保
bǎo
Pinyin

Definition

保
 - 
bǎo
  1. to defend
  2. to protect
  3. to keep
  4. to guarantee
  5. to ensure
  6. civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system (old)
保
 - 
Bǎo
  1. Bulgaria
  2. Bulgarian
  3. abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bǎo jiā lì yà]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (8)

堡
bǎo
  1. 1 an earthwork
  2. 2 castle
  3. 3 position of defense
  4. 4 stronghold
  5. 5 used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
堡
pù
  1. 1 variant: 铺 pù
  2. 2 used in place names
褒
bāo
  1. 1 to praise
  2. 2 to commend
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 (of clothes) large or loose
褒
bāo
  1. 1 variant: 褒 bāo
葆
bǎo
  1. 1 dense foliage
  2. 2 to cover

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 classifier: 个 gè
保护
bǎo hù
  1. 1 to protect
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to safeguard
  4. 4 protection
  5. 5 classifier: 种 zhǒng

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

Sample Sentences

做得好。这次的企划你想得很周到。问题也处理得很恰当。继续保持！
zuò de hǎo 。zhè cì de qǐhuà nǐ xiǎng de hěn zhōudào 。wèntí yě chǔlǐ de hěn qiàdàng 。jìxù bǎochí ！
Well done. The project was well thought through. Problems were also well resolved. Keep going!
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近半个月以来，武汉市民已经可以凭手机里的健康码“绿码”走出小区，上班或采购时戴着口罩、保持间距。城市交通也已逐渐恢复，高峰时段的长江大桥甚至有些许拥堵。
jìn bànge yuè yǐlái ，Wǔhàn shìmín yǐjīng kěyǐ píng shǒujī lǐ de jiànkāng mǎ “lǜ mǎ ”zǒuchū xiǎoqū ，shàngbān huò cǎigòu shí dài zhe kǒuzhào 、bǎochí jiānjù 。chéngshì jiāotōng yě yǐ zhújiàn huīfù ，gāofēng shíduàn de ChángJiāng DàQiáo shènzhì yǒu xiēxǔ yōngdǔ 。
In the past couple of weeks, Wuhan citizens are able to walk out of their neighbours with a health code "green code" in their phones. When working or doing groceries, they wear masks and maintain distance. The traffic in the city is back to normal, and is even jammed on the Yangtze Bridge during rush hours.
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枯叶蝶伪装成叶子、变色龙改变自己的颜色都是为了躲避天敌、保护自己。
kūyèdié wěizhuāng chéng yèzi 、biànsèlóng gǎibiàn zìjǐ de yánsè dōu shì wèile duǒbì tiāndí 、bǎohù zìjǐ 。
Orange Oakleaves mask as leaves and chameleons change their skin color in order to avoid predators and to protect themselves.
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而这一类被用来融入环境，避开捕食者视线的颜色就称为保护色。
ér zhè yī lèi bèi yònglái róngrù huánjìng ，bìkāi bǔshízhě shìxiàn de yánsè jiù chēngwéi bǎohùsè 。
And these types of skin colors that are used to blend into the environment or to avoid predators are called a camouflage. 
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比如沙漠里的动物—狮子、鸟、蜥蜴、蜘蛛、青蛙等等—大多数都有微黄的“沙漠色”作为它们的保护色；深海生物则因为红光不易穿透到深海，所以这里的鱼大多是红色的；而雪地上的动物—比如北极熊、北极兔—则会披上一层白色，让它们能安稳地藏在雪白世界中。
bǐrú shāmò lǐ de dòngwù —shīzi 、niǎo 、xīyì 、zhīzhū 、qīngwā děngděng —dàduōshù dōu yǒu wēi huáng de “shāmò sè ”zuòwéi tāmen de bǎohùsè ；shēnhǎi shēngwù zé yīnwèi hóng guāng bùyì chuāntòu dào shēnhǎi ，suǒyǐ zhèlǐ de yú dàduō shì hóngsè de ；ér xuě dì shàng de dòngwù —bǐrú běijíxióng 、běijí tù —zé huì pī shàng yī céng báisè ，ràng tāmen néng ānwěn de cáng zài xuěbái shìjiè zhōng 。
For example, in the desert, lions, birds, lizards, spiders, frogs and so on all have a light yellow “desert color” as their camouflage. Creatures in the deep ocean are often red because light cannot be easily shunned through in the deep sea. Lastly, animals that live in the snow, such as Polar Bears and Arctic Rabbits, will have a coat of white so that they can hide peacefully in the snowfield.
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保重身体，再见。
bǎozhòng shēntǐ ，zàijiàn 。
Take care of yourself, goodbye.
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保重自己，再见。
bǎozhòng zìjǐ ，zàijiàn 。
Take care of yourself, goodbye.
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口罩还不够，要保持一定的社交距离。新闻说病毒的潜伏期很长，有些患者没有症状，但已经受到感染了。
kǒuzhào hái bùgòu ，yào bǎochí yīdìng de shèjiāojùlí 。xīnwén shuō bìngdú de qiánfúqī hěn cháng ，yǒuxiē huànzhě méiyǒu zhèngzhuàng ，dàn yǐjīng shòudào gǎnrǎn le 。
Masks are not enough, you need to keep a certain social distance. The news said that the incubation period of the virus is very long. Some patients are asymptomatic, but they have been infected.
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啧啧啧，刚刚在外面看到广告，说保护视力要从六岁开始，太夸张了吧。
zé zé zé ，gānggang zài wàimiàn kàndào guǎnggào ，shuō bǎohù shìlì yào cóng liù suì kāishǐ ，tài kuāzhāng le ba 。
Hey, I just saw an advertisement outside, stating to protect one’s eyesight from the age of six. This is an exaggeration.
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保持社交距离
bǎochí shèjiāo jùlí
to keep social distance
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