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保留

bǎo liú · bao liu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)保(bǎo)留(liú)这(zhè)件(jiàn)洋(yáng)装(zhuāng)吗(ma)？

Could you save this dress for me?

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by sharptoothed · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)保(bǎo)留(liú)这(zhè)个(ge)座(zuò)位(wèi)吗(ma)?

Can you save this seat for me?

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

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to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure

to leave (a message etc); to retain

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.