保住
bǎo zhù
Pinyin

Definition

保住
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bǎo zhù
  1. to preserve
  2. to save

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

住
zhù
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to stay
  4. 4 to reside
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
保护
bǎo hù
  1. 1 to protect
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to safeguard
  4. 4 protection
  5. 5 classifier: 种 zhǒng
记住
jì zhu
  1. 1 to remember
  2. 2 to bear in mind
  3. 3 to learn by heart
住宅
zhù zhái
  1. 1 residence
  2. 2 tenement

Idioms (7)

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

第五：美国中期选举结果出来了，民主党获得众议院控制权，共和党保住了参议院。
dìwǔ ：Měiguó zhōngqī xuǎnjǔ jiéguǒ chūlái le ，Mínzhǔdǎng huòdé Zhòngyìyuàn kòngzhìquán ，Gònghédǎng bǎozhù le cānyìyuàn 。
5. The U.S. midterm election results are out: Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, and the republicans kept the majority of the senate.
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探长，你保住了更多无辜者的生命。我相信王探长一定会理解你的。”
tànzhǎng ，nǐ bǎozhù le gèng duō wúgūzhě de shēngmìng 。wǒ xiāngxìn Wáng tànzhǎng yīdìng huì lǐjiě nǐ de 。”
"Detective, you saved many innocent lives. I'm sure that Detective Wang would understand your position."
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别担心，孩子保住了。以后可要好好注意。
bié dānxīn ，háizi bǎozhù le 。yǐhòu kě yào hǎohāo zhùyì 。
Don’t worry. The child is fine. In the future, you need to be extra careful.
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