HSK 3 · Effort & Persistence

保

bǎo

to protect; to keep

Stroke order of 保

保 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A person 亻 guarding a child 呆 keeps it safe.

Parts: 亻 person + 呆 (child wrapped)

Example sentence

请保好你的钱包。

Please keep your wallet safe.

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 保留to keep; to retain

More words: Effort & Persistence

坚持to persist; to insist 保持to keep; to maintain 保留to keep; to retain 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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