保存
bǎo cún
Pinyin

Definition

保存
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bǎo cún
  1. to conserve
  2. to preserve
  3. to keep
  4. to save (a file etc) (computing)

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 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 (10)

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)
去芜存菁
qù wú cún jīng
  1. 1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
  2. 2 to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
  1. 1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
  1. 1 to do sth under oath (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是呀，京都建筑受到唐朝影响，许多保存至今，不像我们为了游客而建造的一些粗制滥造的寺庙，不过话说回来，我倒是可以给你推荐京都的一家寺庙。
shì ya ，jīngdōu jiànzhù shòudào Tángcháo yǐngxiǎng ，xǔduō bǎocún zhìjīn ，bù xiàng wǒmen wèile yóukè ér jiànzào de yīxiē cūzhìlànzào de sìmiào ，bùguò huàshuōhuílai ，wǒ dàoshì kěyǐ gěi nǐ tuījiàn Jīngdōu de yī jiā sìmiào 。
Yes, the architecture of Kyoto was influenced by the Tang dynasty, and much of it has been preserved to this day, unlike the crudely built temples that we construct for tourists, but getting back to the point, I can recommend a temple for you.
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啊呀，我昨天没保存！
āyā ，wǒ zuótiān méi bǎocún ！
Oh no! I didn't save it yesterday!
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你去上海图书馆看看。那里有个家谱数据库，保存着很多家谱。说不定有你们家的。
nǐ qù Shànghǎi túshūguǎn kàn kan 。nàlǐ yǒu gè jiāpǔ shùjùkù ，bǎocún zhe hěn duō jiāpǔ 。shuōbudìng yǒu nǐmen jiā de 。
Go to Shanghai Library to take a look. There's a family tree database there, and many family trees are saved there. Maybe yours is there.
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糟了，我的空间里保存着很多自拍照。
zāo le ，wǒ de kōngjiān lǐ bǎocún zhe hěn duō zìpāizhào 。
Oh crap. I have tons of pictures of myself saved on my space.
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他这是在保存体力，等着冲刺的时候爆发呢。我看过他之前的一些比赛，在最后的五十米，他总能奇迹般地赶上来。
tā zhè shì zài bǎocún tǐlì ，děng zhe chōngcì de shíhou bàofā ne 。wǒ kàn guò tā zhīqián de yīxiē bǐsài ，zài zuìhòu de wǔshí mǐ ，tā zǒng néng qíjìbān de gǎn shànglai 。
He's saving his strength until the homestretch, then he'll erupt. I've seen him in races before; he always miraculously takes the lead in the last 50 meters.
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保存
bǎocún
Save.
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你看，到了我这把年纪，牙齿都掉光了，而舌头还是完好的。强的容易折断，而软的却能够保存下来。你明白了吗？
nǐkàn ，dào le wǒ zhè bǎ niánjì ，yáchǐ dōu diào guāng le ，ér shétóu háishì wánhǎo de 。qiáng de róngyì zhéduàn ，ér ruǎn de què nénggòu bǎocún xiàlai 。nǐ míngbai le ma ？
Observe. At my age, my teeth have all fallen out, yet my tongue is completely intact. The strong are easily snapped and broken, but the soft can be preserved. Do you understand?
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我在邮票上看到一种很古老的房子，说是安徽徽州一带的民居，造型很独特也很神秘，现在还保存着。
wǒ zài yóupiào shàng kàndào yīzhǒng hěn gǔlǎo de fángzi ，shuō shì Ānhuī Huīzhōu yīdài de mínjū ，zàoxíng hěn dútè yě hěn shénmì ，xiànzài hái bǎocún zhe 。
I saw an ancient looking house on a postage stamp. It said it was an old residence from Anhui's city of Huizhou. The design was very unique and mysterious and is still preserved to this day.
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你去拿一下移动硬盘，我们把东西都保存到移动硬盘里。
nǐ qù ná yīxià yídòng yìngpán ，wǒmen bǎ dōngxi dōu bǎocún dào yídòng yìngpán lǐ 。
Go and get the portable hard drive. We'll save everything to the portable hard drive.
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只要把桌面上的东西保存到D盘就行了。
zhǐyào bǎ zhuōmiàn shàng de dōngxi bǎocún dào D pán jiù xíng le 。
You only have to save everything from the desktop into the D drive.
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