Chinese word

保护

Pronunciation

Pinyinbǎo hù

Meaning

  • verbprotect

Example

请保护好你的钱包。qǐng bǎo hù hǎo nǐ de qián bāo

Please keep your wallet safe.

Illustration for 保护 (protect)

More examples

出门在外要学会保护自己。chū mén zài wài yào xué huì bǎo hù zì jǐ

When away from home, you should learn to protect yourself.

Core concept

Keep a person or thing safe by stopping outside harm from reaching it.

Common phrases

  • 保护环境bǎo hù huán jìng

    protect the environment

  • 保护自己bǎo hù zì jǐ

    protect oneself

  • 保护健康bǎo hù jiàn kāng

    protect your health

Similar words

保持bǎo chí: Keep a condition or situation unchanged.
照顾zhào gù: Care for a person by attending to their daily needs and well-being.
保管báo guǎn: Keep an item in a safe place and look after it to prevent loss or damage.
保证bǎo zhèng: Take steps or make a promise to ensure that something happens as planned.

Definition in Chinese

用行动或手段防止人或物受到伤害或损坏。yòng xíng dòng huò shǒu duàn fáng zhǐ rén huò wù shòu dào shāng hài huò sǔn huài

Word origin

保 (bǎo, "keep safe") + 护 (hù, "guard") combine to express keeping someone or something safe from harm.

Usage tips

  • The protected object commonly follows this verb in everyday Chinese, and naming it makes clear whether the sentence concerns a person, an item, or another thing.

Other meanings

  • protectionnoun

Opposites

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