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保
bǎo
Main
English Definitionto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old); Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚
Simplified Script保
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinbǎo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄅㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)bou2
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
保护bǎohùto protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection
保险bǎoxiǎninsurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to
保证bǎozhèngguarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge
保养bǎoyǎngto take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance
保守bǎoshǒuconservative; to guard; to keep
Words With Same Tail Word    
环保huánbǎoenvironmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 环境保护
担保dānbǎoto guarantee; to vouch for
确保quèbǎoto ensure; to guarantee
投保tóubǎoto take out insurance; to insure
人保rénbǎopersonal guarantee; to sign as guarantor
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