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HSK 3verb

保

Bǎo

保 (Bǎo) means “Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

我们要保护环境。

Wǒmen yào bǎohù huánjìng.

We should protect the environment.

Words containing 保

保护bǎo hùto protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection保证bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve保存bǎo cúnto conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing)保留bǎo liúto keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later保险bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to保管bǎo guǎnto hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely保密bǎo mìto keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy保姆bǎo mǔnanny; babysitter; housekeeper保守bǎo shǒuconservative; to guard; to keep保卫bǎo wèito defend; to safeguard保养bǎo yǎngto take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance

More HSK 3 vocabulary

HSK 3 →
阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)啊āinterjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!矮ǎilow; short (in length)爱好ài hàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby安静ān jìngquiet; peaceful; calm把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb})班bānsurname Ban搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately办法bàn fǎmeans; method; way (of doing sth)办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises; bureau半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

Frequently asked questions

What does 保 mean?
保 (Bǎo) means “Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 保 pronounced?
保 is pronounced “Bǎo” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 保?
保 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 保?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 保 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18