保

bǎo · bao/Bǎo · bao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

bǎo 保

  1. to defend; to protect; to keep
  2. to guarantee; to ensure
  3. (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 (bǎojiǎ) system

Bǎo 保

  1. Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 / 保加利亚 (Bǎojiālìyà))

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)件(jiàn)外(wài)套(tào)能(néng)保(bǎo)你(nǐ)冬(dōng)天(tiān)不(bú)受(shòu)冻(dòng)。

This coat can keep you from freezing in winter.

02

我(wǒ)保(bǎo)他(tā)明(míng)天(tiān)一(yí)定(dìng)会(huì)准(zhǔn)时(shí)到(dào)。

I guarantee that he will definitely arrive on time tomorrow.

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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.

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