保
卫

To defend in Chinese: 保卫 (bǎo wèi)

bǎo wèi

to defend

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 保衛1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to defend
  2. 2to safeguard

Stroke order

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保
卫

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄅㄠˇ

bǎo

ㄅ/ bㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄨㄟˋ

wèi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

保卫

Simplified

保衛

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 士兵们勇敢地保卫着自己的国家。

    shì bīng men yǒng gǎn dì bǎo wèi zhe zì jǐ de guó jiā。

    The soldiers bravely defend their own country.

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Related words

保

bǎo

to defend

保护

bǎo hù

to protect

保证

bǎo zhèng

guarantee

保持

bǎo chí

to keep

保存

bǎo cún

to conserve

保留

bǎo liú

to keep

保险

bǎo xiǎn

insurance

保安

bǎo ān

to ensure public security

环保

huán bǎo

environmental protection

确保

què bǎo

to ensure

卫生

wèi shēng

health

保密

bǎo mì

to keep sth confidential

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