bǎo
Radical 9 · 9 strokes

to defend; to protect; to keep

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MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to defend; to protect; to keep

    用力守护;不让受到伤害yòng lì shǒuhù;búráng shòudào shānghài

    • We must protect the environment.

    + 4 more examples for this meaning
    • Do you have health insurance?

    • If humanity does not take good care of nature, nature may very well turn around and destroy us.

    • You need protection.

    • You need protection.

  2. verb

    to guarantee; to ensure

    确保某事一定会发生或存在quèbǎo mǒushì yīdìng huì fāshēng huò cúnzài

    • I guarantee it.

  3. noun

    (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system

    旧时农村的行政单位,几户人家为一保jiùshí nóngcūn de xíngzhèng dānyuán, jǐ hù rénjiā wéi yī bǎo

    • This residential unit has many residents.

  4. noun

    Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])

    保加利亚的简称bǎojiālìyà de jiǎnchèng

    • Bulgaria is a beautiful country.

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A person standing beside protecting and sheltering the innocent and weak.

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