Chinese word

保存

Pronunciation

Pinyinbǎo cún

Meaning

  • verbsave

Example

请把文件保存到桌面上。qǐng bǎ wén jiàn bǎo cún dào zhuō miàn shàng

Please save the file to the desktop.

Illustration for 保存 (save)

More examples

如果文件重要，最好把它保存到云端。rú guǒ wén jiàn zhòng yào zuì hǎo bǎ tā bǎo cún dào yún duān

If the file is important, it's best to save it to the cloud.

Core concept

Keeping a state or record unchanged so it remains available for later use or recovery.

Common phrases

  • 保存联系人bǎo cún lián xì rén

    save contacts

  • 保存照片bǎo cún zhào piān

    save photos

  • 保存到云端bǎo cún dào yún duān

    save to the cloud

Similar words

存cún: Holding an item or data in storage so it remains available for later use.
存放cún fàng: Putting an item in a set place and leaving it there for safekeeping.

Definition in Chinese

保持某一状态或记录，使该状态或信息不改变并能够恢复bǎo chí mǒu yí zhuàng tài huò jì lù shǐ gāi zhuàng tài huò xìn xī bù gǎi biàn bìng néng gòu huī fù

Word origin

保存 (bǎocún, "save") combines 保 (bǎo, "protect") and 存 (cún, "remain"), giving the sense of protecting something so it continues to exist for later use.

Usage tips

  • For phone and computer menus, this verb usually marks committing the current version, while a following location phrase identifies where it is kept.

Other meanings

  • storeverb
  • keepverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 保存方法bǎo cún fāng fǎstorage methodnoun
  • 保存期限bǎo cún qī xiànstorage periodnoun

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