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bǎo
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. Bulgaria
  2. 2. Bulgarian
  3. 3. to defend; to protect; to keep
  4. 4. to guarantee; to ensure

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Words Containing 保

履约保证金
lǚ yuē bǎo zhèng jīn

performance bond (international trade)

保护伞
bǎo hù sǎn

protective umbrella

作保
zuò bǎo

to act as surety for sb

保险单
bǎo xiǎn dān

insurance policy (document)

治保
zhì bǎo

law enforcement and protection of the public (as provided in the PRC by local security committees 治保會|治保会)

保加利亚
bǎo jiā lì yà

Bulgaria

保利科技有限公司
bǎo lì kē jì yǒu xiàn gōng sī

Poly Technologies (defense manufacturing company)

保护国
bǎo hù guó

protectorate

相保
xiāng bǎo

to guard each other

保力龙
bǎo lì lóng

polystyrene

保语
bǎo yǔ

Bulgarian language

太保市
tài bǎo shì

Taibao or Taipao City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

受保人
shòu bǎo rén

the insured person

担保
dān bǎo

to guarantee

保守派
bǎo shǒu pài

conservative faction

低保
dī bǎo

subsistence allowance

自保
zì bǎo

to defend oneself

保险
bǎo xiǎn

insurance

保密
bǎo mì

to keep sth confidential

盖世太保
gài shì tài bǎo

Gestapo

保护剂
bǎo hù jì

protective agent

被保人
bèi bǎo rén

insured person

拉鲁湿地国家自然保护区
lā lǔ shī dì guó jiā zì rán bǎo hù qū

Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa

保护色
bǎo hù sè

protective coloration

保德县
bǎo dé xiàn

Baode county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

中国国家环保局
zhōng guó guó jiā huán bǎo jú

PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)

大久保利通
dà jiǔ bǎo lì tōng

Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician

白水江自然保护区
bái shuǐ jiāng zì rán bǎo hù qū

Baishuijiang Nature Reserve, Gansu

弃保潜逃
qì bǎo qián táo

to jump bail

环保主义
huán bǎo zhǔ yì

environmentalism

打保票
dǎ bǎo piào

to vouch for

友邦保险
yǒu bāng bǎo xiǎn

AIA Group Limited, insurance company

保真度
bǎo zhēn dù

fidelity

保存
bǎo cún

to conserve

投保人
tóu bǎo rén

insured person

主保圣人
zhǔ bǎo shèng rén

patron saint

保险箱
bǎo xiǎn xiāng

safe deposit box

保罗
bǎo luó

Paul

寿保险公司
shòu bǎo xiǎn gōng sī

life insurance company

资产担保证券
zī chǎn dān bǎo zhèng quàn

asset-backed security

保鲜膜
bǎo xiān mó

plastic wrap

保靖县
bǎo jìng xiàn

Baojing County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

保残守缺
bǎo cán shǒu quē

conservative

保亭县
bǎo tíng xiàn

Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

保养
bǎo yǎng

to take good care of (or conserve) one's health

圣保罗
shèng bǎo luó

St Paul

医疗保健
yī liáo bǎo jiàn

health care

保洁箱
bǎo jié xiāng

litter-bin

保鲜纸
bǎo xiān zhǐ

plastic wrap

保命
bǎo mìng

to save one's life

明哲保身
míng zhé bǎo shēn

a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)

保持克制
bǎo chí kè zhì

to exercise restraint

亚氏保加
yà shì bǎo jiā

see 阿斯佩爾格爾|阿斯佩尔格尔[ā sī pèi ěr gé ěr]

保亭黎族苗族自治县
bǎo tíng lí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

保安
bǎo ān

to ensure public security

劳动保险
láo dòng bǎo xiǎn

labor insurance

保全
bǎo quán

to save from damage

保税
bǎo shuì

bonded (goods, factory etc)

保卫祖国
bǎo wèi zǔ guó

to defend one's country

保费
bǎo fèi

insurance premium

德保
dé bǎo

Debao county in Baise 百色[bǎi sè], Guangxi

保人
bǎo rén

guarantor; person paying bail

保惠师
bǎo huì shī

(Christianity) Paraclete

人寿保险
rén shòu bǎo xiǎn

life insurance

康保
kāng bǎo

Kangbao county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

鱼生火,肉生痰,青菜豆腐保平安
yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān

fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy

医疗保险
yī liáo bǎo xiǎn

medical insurance

保修
bǎo xiū

to promise to keep sth in good repair

社会保障
shè huì bǎo zhàng

social security

社会保险
shè huì bǎo xiǎn

social security

保护者
bǎo hù zhě

protector

保祐
bǎo yòu

to bless and protect

环境保护
huán jìng bǎo hù

environmental protection

保底
bǎo dǐ

to break even

保湿
bǎo shī

to moisturize

保墒
bǎo shāng

preservation of soil moisture

保尔森
bǎo ěr sēn

Paulson or Powellson (name)

保时捷
bǎo shí jié

Porsche (car company)

保证破坏战略
bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüe4

assured destruction strategy

保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng

(idiom) to safeguard (sth)

不列颠保卫战
bù liè diān bǎo wèi zhàn

see 不列顛戰役|不列颠战役[bù liè diān zhàn yì]

保尔
bǎo ěr

Paul (name)

保险柜
bǎo xiǎn guì

a safe

相互保证毁灭
xiāng hù bǎo zhèng huǐ miè

mutual assured destruction

环保部
huán bǎo bù

Ministry of Environmental Protection

怡保
yí bǎo

Ipoh city in Malaysia, capital of Sultanate of Perak on Malayan peninsula

罗保铭
luó bǎo míng

Luo Baoming (1952-), sixth governor of Hainan

保皇党
bǎo huáng dǎng

royalists

自身难保
zì shēn nán bǎo

powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless

保环主义
bǎo huán zhǔ yì

environmentalism

保持
bǎo chí

to keep

保险杠
bǎo xiǎn gàng

car bumper

保安部队
bǎo ān bù duì

security forces

套期保值
tào qī bǎo zhí

to hedge (one's bets)

德保县
dé bǎo xiàn

Debao county in Baise 百色[bǎi sè], Guangxi

再保证
zài bǎo zhèng

to reassure

中保
zhōng bǎo

middleman and guarantor

太子太保
tài zǐ tài bǎo

tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)

约翰保罗
yuē hàn bǎo luó

John Paul (name)

保鲜
bǎo xiān

to keep fresh

保护性
bǎo hù xìng

protective

续保
xù bǎo

renewal of insurance

保龄球
bǎo líng qiú

ten-pin bowling (loanword)

保险费
bǎo xiǎn fèi

insurance fee

保护
bǎo hù

to protect

保税区
bǎo shuì qū

duty-free district

保山
bǎo shān

Baoshan prefecture-level city in Yunnan

环境保护部
huán jìng bǎo hù bù

(PRC) Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)

保驾
bǎo jià

(in former times) to escort the emperor (or other important personage)

保角
bǎo jiǎo

(math.) angle-preserving

力保
lì bǎo

to seek to protect

讨保
tǎo bǎo

to ask for bail money

保证
bǎo zhèng

guarantee

再保险
zài bǎo xiǎn

reinsurance (contractual device spreading risk between insurers)

保持原貌
bǎo chí yuán mào

to preserve the original form

取保释放
qǔ bǎo shì fàng

to be released on bail (law)

保护神
bǎo hù shén

patron saint

保安团
bǎo ān tuán

peace keeping group

国家一级保护
guó jiā yī jí bǎo hù

Grade One State protected (species)

保释
bǎo shì

to release on bail

联保
lián bǎo

joint guarantee (finance, law)

保送
bǎo sòng

to recommend (for admission to school)

保固
bǎo gù

to undertake to rectify any deficiencies in the quality of a building, product or service

保证人
bǎo zhèng rén

guarantor

卧龙大熊猫保护区
wò lóng dà xióng māo bǎo hù qū

Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan

环保型
huán bǎo xíng

environmental

泥菩萨过江,自身难保
ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo

like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety

保守
bǎo shǒu

conservative

国家环保总局
guó jiā huán bǎo zǒng jú

(PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部[huán jìng bǎo hù bù]

保证金
bǎo zhèng jīn

earnest money

积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县
jī shí shān bǎo ān zú dōng xiāng zú sā lā zú zì zhì xiàn

Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

保温
bǎo wēn

to keep hot

太保
tài bǎo

Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

保佑
bǎo yòu

to bless and protect

保险丝
bǎo xiǎn sī

fuse wire

保健
bǎo jiàn

health protection

难保
nán bǎo

hard to say

保护主义
bǎo hù zhǔ yì

protectionism

保外就医
bǎo wài jiù yī

to release for medical treatment (of a prisoner)

交保释放
jiāo bǎo shì fàng

to release sb on bail

保媒
bǎo méi

to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)

中国国家环境保护总局
zhōng guó guó jiā huán jìng bǎo hù zǒng jú

PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)

保康
bǎo kāng

Baokang county in Xiangfan 襄樊[xiāng fán], Hubei

保障监督
bǎo zhàng jiān dū

safeguards

保本
bǎo běn

to break even

保留剧目
bǎo liú jù mù

repertory

保护模式
bǎo hù mó shì

protected mode

保管员
bǎo guǎn yuán

custodian

临时保姆
lín shí bǎo mǔ

temporary caregiver

受法律保护权
shòu fǎ lǜ bǎo hù quán

right to protection by law (law)

保障
bǎo zhàng

to ensure

朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

保质期
bǎo zhì qī

shelf life

保镖
bǎo biāo

bodyguard

保洁
bǎo jié

sanitation

保定市
bǎo dìng shì

Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei

保姆
bǎo mǔ

nanny

保安自动化
bǎo ān zì dòng huà

security automation

保安局局长
bǎo ān jú jú zhǎng

Secretary for Security (Hong Kong)

宫保鸡丁
gōng bǎo jī dīng

Kung Pao Chicken

中国保险监督管理委员会
zhōng guó bǎo xiǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC)

保定
bǎo dìng

Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei

保有
bǎo yǒu

to keep

质量保障
zhì liàng bǎo zhàng

quality assurance (QA)

保险解开系统
bǎo xiǎn jiě kāi xì tǒng

arming system

国内安全保卫局
guó nèi ān quán bǎo wèi jú

Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security responsible for dealing with dissidents, activists etc

保修期
bǎo xiū qī

guarantee period

消费者保护
xiāo fèi zhě bǎo hù

consumer protection (law)

卧龙自然保护区
wò lóng zì rán bǎo hù qū

Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊貓|大熊猫[dà xióng māo]

保健操
bǎo jiàn cāo

health exercises

保育院
bǎo yù yuàn

orphanage

人保
rén bǎo

personal guarantee

保密协议
bǎo mì xié yì

non-disclosure agreement

保险盒
bǎo xiǎn hé

fuse box

保角对应
bǎo jiǎo duì yìng

(math.) distance-preserving correspondence

债务担保证券
zhài wù dān bǎo zhèng quàn

collateralized debt obligation (CDO), type of bond

保单
bǎo dān

guarantee slip

保靖
bǎo jìng

Baojing County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

保重
bǎo zhòng

to take care of oneself

半保留复制
bàn bǎo liú fù zhì

semiconservative replication

保守主义
bǎo shǒu zhǔ yì

conservatism

保育
bǎo yù

childcare

保密性
bǎo mì xìng

secrecy

安保
ān bǎo

security

保护人
bǎo hù rén

guardian

准保
zhǔn bǎo

certainly

保山市
bǎo shān shì

Baoshan prefecture-level city in Yunnan

退保
tuì bǎo

to lapse (or terminate) an insurance

保鲜期
bǎo xiān qī

shelf life

环保局
huán bǎo jú

environment protection office

取保候审
qǔ bǎo hòu shěn

release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)

毫无保留
háo wú bǎo liú

without reservation

拒保
jù bǎo

to refuse to insure

善自保重
shàn zì bǎo zhòng

take good care of yourself!

保亭
bǎo tíng

Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

舍车保帅
shě jū bǎo shuài

rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling

财务再保险
cái wù zài bǎo xiǎn

financial reinsurance

保险套
bǎo xiǎn tào

condom

保丽龙
bǎo lì lóng

styrofoam

保留区
bǎo liú qū

reservation (for an ethnic minority)

密码保护
mì mǎ bǎo hù

password protection

保卫
bǎo wèi

to defend

怡保市
yí bǎo shì

Ipoh city in Malaysia, capital of Sultanate of Perak on Malayan peninsula

保守党
bǎo shǒu dǎng

conservative political parties

保安族
bǎo ān zú

Bao'an, also called Bonan (ethnic group)

保不住
bǎo bu zhù

cannot maintain (sth)

旱涝保收
hàn lào bǎo shōu

to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood

海德保
hǎi dé bǎo

Heidelberg (Germany)

医保
yī bǎo

medical insurance

伊通自然保护区
yī tōng zì rán bǎo hù qū

Yitong nature reserve in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin

保住
bǎo zhù

to preserve

环保主义者
huán bǎo zhǔ yì zhě

environmentalist

全国重点文物保护单位
quán guó zhòng diǎn wén wù bǎo hù dān wèi

Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level

保德
bǎo dé

Baode county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

保藏
bǎo cáng

to keep in store

保温瓶
bǎo wēn píng

thermos

屏幕保护程序
píng mù bǎo hù chéng xù

screensaver

银保
yín bǎo

bank insurance

环保厅
huán bǎo tīng

(provincial) department of environmental protection

高保真
gāo bǎo zhēn

high fidelity

保八
bǎo bā

to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)

环保科学
huán bǎo kē xué

environmental science

铺保
pù bǎo

shop's guarantee

保护区
bǎo hù qū

conservation district

保不定
bǎo bù dìng

more likely than not

低保真
dī bǎo zhēn

low fidelity

保康县
bǎo kāng xiàn

Baokang county in Xiangfan 襄樊[xiāng fán], Hubei

管保
guǎn bǎo

to guarantee

投保
tóu bǎo

to take out insurance

保险灯
bǎo xiǎn dēng

kerosene lamp

保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó

guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense

酒保
jiǔ bǎo

barman

环保斗士
huán bǎo dòu shì

an environmental activist

康保县
kāng bǎo xiàn

Kangbao county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

水土保持
shuǐ tǔ bǎo chí

soil conservation

屏保
píng bǎo

screensaver

保暖
bǎo nuǎn

to keep warm

保长
bǎo cháng

(math.) distance-preserving

保苗
bǎo miáo

to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop

保安人员
bǎo ān rén yuán

security personnel

贸易保护主义
mào yì bǎo hù zhǔ yì

trade protectionism

佐世保
zuǒ shì bǎo

Sasebo, city and naval port in Nagasaki prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan

保不齐
bǎo bu qí

more likely than not

力保健
lì bǎo jiàn

Lipovitan (energy drink)

保管
bǎo guǎn

to have in one's care

自然保护区
zì rán bǎo hù qū

nature reserve

品保
pǐn bǎo

quality assurance (QA)

保研
bǎo yán

to recommend sb for postgraduate studies

保长对应
bǎo cháng duì yìng

(math.) distance-preserving correspondence

一类保护动物
yī lèi bǎo hù dòng wù

class A protected animal

保育箱
bǎo yù xiāng

incubator (for newborns)

具保
jù bǎo

to find guarantor

环保
huán bǎo

environmental protection

保留
bǎo liú

to keep

保长
bǎo zhǎng

head of a bao 保[bǎo] in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system

健康保险
jiàn kāng bǎo xiǎn

health insurance

确保
què bǎo

to ensure

交保
jiāo bǎo

to post bail

保准
bǎo zhǔn

to guarantee