保守

bǎo shǒu · bao shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. conservative
  2. to guard
  3. to keep

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2 examples
01

英(yīng)国(guó)人(rén)大(dà)体(tǐ)上(shàng)说(shuō)都(dōu)是(shì)保(bǎo)守(shǒu)的(de)。

Englishmen are, on the whole, conservative.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)穿(chuān)得(de)很(hěn)保(bǎo)守(shǒu),从(cóng)不(bù)赶(gǎn)时(shí)髦(máo)。

He dresses very conservatively and never follows trends.

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