Traditional: 保衛
保卫 (bǎo wèi) means “to defend; to safeguard”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word (traditional 保衛) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
军人保卫国家安全。
Jūnrén bǎowèi guójiā ānquán.
Soldiers defend national security.
Updated: 2026-05-27