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保卫 (bǎo wèi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

保卫 (bǎo wèi) is a Chinese word: defend. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 保卫

动 dòng verb

defend

士兵们保卫着边境。

shì bīng men bǎo wèi zhe biān jìng

The soldiers are defending the border.

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Word breakdown

保 bǎo — protect, maintain, preserve

卫 wèi — guard, defend

Structure & writing
1 保 bǎo — to guard and protect from harm or loss
保 is a component in 3 characters

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 呆 dāi — foolish; stupid
呆 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 卫 wèi — to protect; to defend

卫 is not used as a component in any other character.

卫 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order