HSK 3 · Effort & Persistence

保留

bǎo liú

to keep; to retain

Stroke order of 保留

2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

保 · 9 strokes 留 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

Protect 保 and stay 留 in the field 田: preserve.

Parts: 保 protect + 留: 卯 + 田 field

The characters in 保留

保 bǎo — to protect; to keep (9 strokes)
留 liú — to stay; to keep (10 strokes)

Example sentence

我想保留这张照片。

I want to keep this photo.

Words with 保

保安security guard 保险insurance; safe 环保environmental protection 保存to keep; to save 确保to ensure 保证to guarantee 保护to protect 保持to keep; to maintain 保to protect; to keep

Words with 留

留学生international student 留to stay; to keep 留下to stay; to leave behind 留学to study abroad

More words: Effort & Persistence

坚持to persist; to insist 保持to keep; to maintain 保to protect; to keep 尽量as much as possible 集中to concentrate 深入to go deep into; thorough 等待to wait 赶to hurry; to catch up with 精神spirit; energy 动力driving force; motivation 自主independent 自身oneself; itself

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