Chinese word

确保

Pronunciation

Pinyinquè bǎo

Meaning

  • verbmake sure

Example

请确保门窗已经锁好。qǐng què bǎo mén chuāng yǐ jīng suó hǎo

Please make sure the doors and windows are locked.

Illustration for 确保 (make sure)

More examples

公司采取措施，确保员工安全。gōng sī cái qǔ cuò shī què bǎo yuán gōng ān quán

The company took measures to ensure employee safety.

Core concept

Holding a desired result firmly in place by taking action before problems arise.

Common phrases

  • 确保安全què bǎo ān quán

    ensure safety

  • 确保按时到达què bǎo àn shí dào dá

    ensure timely arrival

  • 确保按时完成què bǎo àn shí wán chéng

    ensure timely completion

Similar words

保证bǎo zhèng: Promising through words or actions that something will definitely happen.
确认què rèn: Checking facts or information and establishing whether they are correct.
保持bǎo chí: Keeping a current condition or level unchanged over time.
安排ān pái: Deciding how people, time, or things are ordered or assigned and preparing accordingly.

Definition in Chinese

通过采取必要措施，保证某事按预期发生或不会出差错。tōng guò cái qǔ bì yào cuò shī bǎo zhèng mǒu shì àn yù qī fā shēng huò bú huì chū chā cuò

Word origin

确保 (quèbǎo, "make sure") combines 确 (què, "certain") + 保 (bǎo, "protect"), joining certainty with protection to express keeping a result reliably on track.

Usage tips

  • In everyday requests, this verb is commonly followed by the result or condition to be secured, so the sentence focuses on the required outcome rather than on who carries out the task.

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