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保守 (bǎo shǒu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

保守 (bǎo shǒu) is a Chinese word: conservative; to keep/guard (a secret). This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 保守

动 dòng verb

conservative; to keep/guard (a secret)

我们必须保守这个秘密。

wǒ men bì xū bǎo shǒu zhè ge mì mì

We must keep this secret.

形 xíng adjective

conservative

他的想法很保守。

tā de xiǎng fǎ hěn bǎo shǒu

His ideas are very conservative.

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Word breakdown

保 bǎo — to preserve, maintain

守 shǒu — to guard, keep to

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 守 shǒu — to defend, guard (opposite of 攻)

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

consists of

2.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 characters
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