保 bou² {bǎo}

1. to defend
2. to protect
3. to keep
4. to guarantee
5. to ensure

保 bou² {Bǎo}

1. Bulgaria
2. Bulgarian
3. abbr. for 保加利亞

保密 bou² mat⁶ {bǎo mì}

(verb) Keep something as a secret

保鮮〔-鲜〕 bou² sin¹ {bǎo xiān}

keep fresh

保衞〔-卫〕 bou² wai⁶ {bǎo wèi}

Defend

保薦〔-荐〕 bou² zin³ {bǎo jiàn}

recommendation; reference; sponsor

保障 bou² zoeng³ {bǎo zhàng}

(noun) 1. Protection; (verb) Protect

保八 bou² baat³ {bǎo bā}

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

保鏢〔-镖〕 bou² biu¹ {bǎo biāo}

bodyguard

保本 bou² bun² {bǎo běn}

to break even

保持 bou² ci⁴ {bǎo chí}

1. to keep
2. to maintain
3. to hold
4. to preserve

保呈 bou² cing⁴ {bǎo chéng}

document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party (old)

保長〔-长〕 bou² coeng⁴ {bǎo cháng}

1. (math.) distance-preserving
2. isometric

保長〔-长〕 bou² coeng⁴ {bǎo zhǎng}

head of a bao in the Bao-Jia system 保甲制度

保藏 bou² cong⁴ {bǎo cáng}

1. keep in store
2. preserve

保全 bou² cyun⁴ {bǎo quán}

1. to save from damage
2. to preserve
3. to maintain
4. to keep in good repair

保存 bou² cyun⁴ {bǎo cún}

1. to conserve
2. to preserve
3. to keep
4. to save (a file etc) (computing)

保單〔-单〕 bou² daan¹ {bǎo dān}

guarantee slip

保底 bou² dai² {bǎo dǐ}

1. to break even
2. to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)

保德 bou² dak¹ {Bǎo dé}

Baode county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi

保定 bou² ding⁶ {Bǎo dìng}

Baoding prefecture level city in Hebei

保費〔-费〕 bou² fai³ {bǎo fèi}

insurance premium

保駕〔-驾〕 bou² gaa³ {bǎo jià}

escort the Emperor (also used jocularly)

保健 bou² gin⁶ {bǎo jiàn}

1. health protection
2. health care
3. to maintain in good health

保潔〔-洁〕 bou² git³ {bǎo jié}

sanitation

保角 bou² gok³ {bǎo jiǎo}

1. (math.) angle-preserving
2. conformal

保固 bou² gu³ {bǎo gù}

1. to undertake to rectify any deficiencies in the quality of a building, product or service
2. warranty
3. guarantee

保管 bou² gun² {bǎo guǎn}

1. to assure
2. to guarantee
3. to take care of
4. to safeguard
5. certainly
6. surely

保險〔-险〕 bou² him² {bǎo xiǎn}

1. insurance
2. to insure
3. safe
4. secure
5. be sure
6. be bound to
7. CL: 份

保康 bou² hong¹ {Bǎo kāng}

Baokang county in Xiangfan 襄樊, Hubei

保人 bou² jan⁴ {bǎo rén}

1. guarantor
2. person paying bail

保有 bou² jau⁶ {bǎo yǒu}

1. to keep
2. to retain

保佑 bou² jau⁶ {bǎo yòu}

1. to bless and protect
2. blessing

保爾〔-尔〕 bou² ji⁵ {Bǎo ěr}

Paul (name)

保研 bou² jin⁴ {bǎo yán}

1. to recommend sb for postgraduate studies
2. to admit for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam

保養〔-养〕 bou² joeng⁵ {bǎo yǎng}

1. to take good care of (or conserve) one's health
2. to keep in good repair
3. to maintain
4. maintenance

保育 bou² juk⁶ {bǎo yù}

1. childcare
2. conservation (of the environment etc)

保語〔-语〕 bou² jyu⁵ {Bǎo yǔ}

Bulgarian language

保留 bou² lau⁴ {bǎo liú}

1. to retain
2. to continue to have
3. to preserve
4. to maintain
5. to reserve
6. reservations
7. to hold back (approval or acceptance)

保羅〔-罗〕 bou² lo⁴ {Bǎo luó}

Paul

保密 bou² mat⁶ {bǎo mì}

1. to keep sth confidential
2. to maintain secrecy

保命 bou² ming⁶ {bǎo mìng}

1. to save one's life
2. to survive

保苗 bou² miu⁴ {bǎo miáo}

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

保姆 bou² mou⁵ {bǎo mǔ}

1. nanny
2. housekeeper

保媒 bou² mui⁴ {bǎo méi}

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

保暖 bou² nyun⁵ {bǎo nuǎn}

1. to stay warm
2. to protect against the cold

保安 bou² on¹ {bǎo ān}

1. to ensure public security
2. to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
3. public security
4. security guard

保山 bou² saan¹ {Bǎo shān}

Baoshan prefecture level city in Yunnan

保濕〔-湿〕 bou² sap¹ {bǎo shī}

1. to moisturize
2. moisturizing

保修 bou² sau¹ {bǎo xiū}

1. to promise to keep sth in good repair
2. guarantee
3. warranty

保守 bou² sau² {bǎo shǒu}

1. conservative
2. to guard
3. to keep

保稅〔-税〕 bou² seoi³ {bǎo shuì}

duty free

保釋〔-释〕 bou² sik¹ {bǎo shì}

1. to release on bail
2. to bail

保墒 bou² soeng¹ {bǎo shāng}

preservation of soil moisture

保送 bou² sung³ {bǎo sòng}

to recommend (for admission to school)

保亭 bou² ting⁴ {Bǎo tíng}

Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

保衛〔-卫〕 bou² wai⁶ {bǎo wèi}

1. to defend
2. to safeguard

保溫〔-温〕 bou² wan¹ {bǎo wēn}

1. to keep hot
2. heat preservation
3. Thermos (bottle)

保護〔-护〕 bou² wu⁶ {bǎo hù}

1. to protect
2. to defend
3. to safeguard
4. protection
5. CL: 種

保戶〔-户〕 bou² wu⁶ {bǎo hù}

insurance policy holder

保准 bou² zeon² {bǎo zhǔn}

1. to guarantee
2. reliable
3. for sure

保證〔-证〕 bou² zing³ {bǎo zhèng}

1. guarantee
2. to guarantee
3. to ensure
4. to safeguard
5. to pledge
6. CL: 個

保靖 bou² zing⁶ {Bǎo jìng}

Baojing county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州

保障 bou² zoeng³ {bǎo zhàng}

1. to ensure
2. to guarantee
3. to safeguard

保重 bou² zung⁶ {bǎo zhòng}

to take care of oneself

保住 bou² zyu⁶ {bǎo zhù}

1. to preserve
2. to save

保持者 bou² ci⁴ ze² {bǎo chí zhě}

Keeper; record-holder

保存期 bou² cyun⁴ kei⁴ {bǎo cún qī}

shelf life

保飯碗〔-饭-〕 bou² faan⁶ wun² {bǎo fàn wǎn}

Keeping one's job

保險金〔-险-〕 bou² him² gam¹ {bǎo xiǎn jīn}

Insurance benefit

保險業〔-险业〕 bou² him² jip⁶ {bǎo xiǎn yè}

Insurance industry

保養期〔-养朞〕 bou² joeng⁵ kei⁴ {bǎo yǎng jī}

warranty period

保養證〔-养证〕 bou² joeng⁵ zing³ {bǎo yǎng zhèng}

warranty card

保育員〔--员〕 bou² juk⁶ jyun⁴ {bǎo yù yuán}

nursery or daycare worker (for people or animals)

保姆車〔--车〕 bou² mou⁵ ce¹ {bǎo mǔ chē}

1. privately operated mini school bus or van 2. vehicle for celebrities, usually a MPV or minivan

保你大 bou² nei⁵ daai⁶ {bǎo nǐ dà}

"I give up / I surrender / I salute you / you win", said with a somewhat sarcastic undertone

保安費〔--费〕 bou² on¹ fai³ {bǎo ān fèi}

security fee

保安局 bou² on¹ guk⁶ {bǎo ān jú}

Security Bureau of HKSAR

保溫杯〔-温-〕 bou² wan¹ bui¹ {bǎo wēn bēi}

Vacuum Flask/ Thermos

保護費〔-护费〕 bou² wu⁶ fai³ {bǎo hù fèi}

protection fee, the bribe or money collected by gangsters in their area of control from shops and businesses, as a fee for not hassling or troubling them

保證書〔-证书〕 bou² zing³ syu¹ {bǎo zhèng shū}

a letter of guarantee; warranty card

保不齊〔--齐〕 bou² bat¹ cai⁴ {bǎo bu qí}

1. more likely than not
2. quite possible
3. on the cards

保不定 bou² bat¹ ding⁶ {bǎo bù dìng}

1. more likely than not
2. quite possible
3. on the cards

保不住 bou² bat¹ zyu⁶ {bǎo bu zhù}

1. cannot maintain (sth)
2. unable to keep
3. more likely than not
4. may well

保德縣〔--县〕 bou² dak¹ jyun⁶ {Bǎo dé xiàn}

Baode county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi

保定市 bou² ding⁶ si⁵ {Bǎo dìng shì}

Baoding prefecture level city in Hebei

保健操 bou² gin⁶ cou¹ {bǎo jiàn cāo}

health exercises

保潔箱〔-洁-〕 bou² git³ soeng¹ {bǎo jié xiāng}

litter-bin

保管員〔--员〕 bou² gun² jyun⁴ {bǎo guǎn yuán}

1. custodian
2. storeroom clerk

保險單〔-险单〕 bou² him² daan¹ {bǎo xiǎn dān}

an insurance policy

保險費〔-险费〕 bou² him² fai³ {bǎo xiǎn fèi}

insurance fee

保險槓〔-险杠〕 bou² him² gong³ {bǎo xiǎn gàng}

car bumper

保險櫃〔-险柜〕 bou² him² gwai⁶ {bǎo xiǎn guì}

1. a safe
2. strongbox

保險盒〔-险-〕 bou² him² hap⁶ {bǎo xiǎn hé}

fuse box

保險絲〔-险丝〕 bou² him² si¹ {bǎo xiǎn sī}

1. fuse wire
2. (electrical) fuse

保險箱〔-险-〕 bou² him² soeng¹ {bǎo xiǎn xiāng}

1. safe deposit box
2. a safe

保險套〔-险-〕 bou² him² tou³ {bǎo xiǎn tào}

condom

保康縣〔--县〕 bou² hong¹ jyun⁶ {Bǎo kāng xiàn}

Baokang county in Xiangfan 襄樊, Hubei

保爾森〔-尔-〕 bou² ji⁵ sam¹ {Bǎo ěr sēn}

1. Paulson or Powellson (name)
2. Henry (Hank) Paulson (1946-), US banker, US Treasury Secretary from 2006

保育院 bou² juk⁶ jyun² {bǎo yù yuàn}

1. orphanage
2. nursery

保麗龍〔-丽龙〕 bou² lai⁶ lung⁴ {bǎo lì lóng}

styrofoam

保留區〔--区〕 bou² lau⁴ keoi¹ {bǎo liú qū}

reservation (for an ethnic minority)

保力龍〔--龙〕 bou² lik⁶ lung⁴ {bǎo lì lóng}

polystyrene

保齡球〔-龄-〕 bou² ling⁴ kau⁴ {bǎo líng qiú}

1. ten-pin bowling (loanword)
2. bowling ball

保密性 bou² mat⁶ sing³ {bǎo mì xìng}

secrecy

保安團〔--团〕 bou² on¹ tyun⁴ {bǎo ān tuán}

peace keeping group

保安族 bou² on¹ zuk⁶ {Bǎo ān zú}

Bao'an, also called Bonan (ethnic group)

保山市 bou² saan¹ si⁵ {Bǎo shān shì}

Baoshan prefecture level city in Yunnan

保修期 bou² sau¹ kei⁴ {bǎo xiū qī}

1. guarantee period
2. warranty period

保守黨〔--党〕 bou² sau² dong² {bǎo shǒu dǎng}

conservative political parties

保守派 bou² sau² paai³ {bǎo shǒu pài}

conservative faction

保稅區〔-税区〕 bou² seoi³ keoi¹ {bǎo shuì qū}

1. duty free district
2. tariff free zone
3. bonded area

保時捷〔-时-〕 bou² si⁴ zit³ {Bǎo shí jié}

Porsche (car company)

保鮮期〔-鲜-〕 bou² sin¹ kei⁴ {bǎo xiān qī}

1. shelf life
2. freshness date

保鮮膜〔-鲜-〕 bou² sin¹ mok² {bǎo xiān mó}

1. plastic wrap
2. preservative film
3. cling film

保鮮紙〔-鲜纸〕 bou² sin¹ zi² {bǎo xiān zhǐ}

1. plastic wrap
2. cling wrap
3. cling film

保亭縣〔--县〕 bou² ting⁴ jyun⁶ {Bǎo tíng xiàn}

Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

保惠師〔--师〕 bou² wai⁶ si¹ {bǎo huì shī}

comforter

保皇黨〔--党〕 bou² wong⁴ dong² {bǎo huáng dǎng}

royalists

保護國〔-护国〕 bou² wu⁶ gwok³ {bǎo hù guó}

protectorate

保護人〔-护-〕 bou² wu⁶ jan⁴ {bǎo hù rén}

1. guardian
2. carer
3. patron

保護區〔-护区〕 bou² wu⁶ keoi¹ {bǎo hù qū}

1. conservation district
2. CL: 個,片

保護傘〔-护伞〕 bou² wu⁶ saan³ {bǎo hù sǎn}

1. protective umbrella
2. fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt)

保護色〔-护-〕 bou² wu⁶ sik¹ {bǎo hù sè}

1. protective coloration
2. camouflage

保護性〔-护-〕 bou² wu⁶ sing³ {bǎo hù xìng}

protective

保護劑〔-护剂〕 bou² wu⁶ zai¹ {bǎo hù jì}

protective agent

保護者〔-护-〕 bou² wu⁶ ze² {bǎo hù zhě}

protector

保真度 bou² zan¹ dou⁶ {bǎo zhēn dù}

fidelity

保質期〔-质-〕 bou² zat¹ kei⁴ {bǎo zhì qī}

1. date of use (on foodstuffs)
2. best before date

保證金〔-证-〕 bou² zing³ gam¹ {bǎo zhèng jīn}

1. earnest money
2. cash deposit
3. bail
4. margin (in derivative trading)

保證人〔-证-〕 bou² zing³ jan⁴ {bǎo zhèng rén}

1. guarantor
2. bailor

保靖縣〔--县〕 bou² zing⁶ jyun⁶ {Bǎo jìng xiàn}

Baojing county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州

保持中立 bou² ci⁴ zung¹ laap⁶ {bǎo chí zhōng lì}

maintain neutrality

保健食品 bou² gin⁶ sik⁶ ban² {bǎo jiàn shí pǐn}

Health Food

保險公司〔-险--〕 bou² him² gung¹ si¹ {bǎo xiǎn gōng sī}

insurance company

保護裝置〔-护装-〕 bou² wu⁶ zong¹ zi³ {bǎo hù zhuāng zhì}

Protection Device

保殘守缺〔-残--〕 bou² caan⁴ sau² kyut³ {bǎo cán shǒu quē}

1. conservative
2. to preserve the outmoded

保持克制 bou² ci⁴ hak¹ zai³ {bǎo chí kè zhì}

to exercise restraint

保持原貌 bou² ci⁴ jyun⁴ maau⁶ {bǎo chí yuán mào}

to preserve the original form

保持聯繫〔--联系〕 bou² ci⁴ lyun⁴ hai⁶ {bǎo chí lián xì}

1. to keep in touch
2. to stay in contact

保長對應〔-长对应〕 bou² coeng⁴ deoi³ jing³ {bǎo cháng duì yìng}

1. (math.) distance-preserving correspondence
2. isometry

保定地區〔---区〕 bou² ding⁶ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Bǎo dìng dì qū}

Baoding county (old name)

保加利亞〔---亚〕 bou² gaa¹ lei⁶ aa³ {Bǎo jiā lì yà}

Bulgaria

保家衛國〔--卫国〕 bou² gaa¹ wai⁶ gwok³ {bǎo jiā wèi guó}

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

保甲制度 bou² gaap³ zai³ dou⁶ {bǎo jiǎ zhì dù}

the Bao-Jia system (an administrative system organized on basis of households)

保角對應〔--对应〕 bou² gok³ deoi³ jing³ {bǎo jiǎo duì yìng}

1. (math.) distance-preserving correspondence
2. conformal map

保留劇目〔--剧-〕 bou² lau⁴ kek⁶ muk⁶ {bǎo liú jù mù}

1. repertory
2. stock (in theater)

保外就醫〔---医〕 bou² ngoi⁶ zau⁶ ji¹ {bǎo wài jiù yī}

to release for medical treatment (of a prisoner)

保安部隊〔---队〕 bou² on¹ bou⁶ deoi² {bǎo ān bù duì}

security forces

保安人員〔---员〕 bou² on¹ jan⁴ jyun⁴ {bǎo ān rén yuán}

1. security personnel
2. member of police force

保山地區〔---区〕 bou² saan¹ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Bǎo shān dì qū}

Baoshan prefecture in Yunnan

保守主義〔---义〕 bou² sau² zyu² ji⁶ {bǎo shǒu zhǔ yì}

conservatism

保環主義〔-环-义〕 bou² waan⁴ zyu² ji⁶ {bǎo huán zhǔ yì}

environmentalism

保衛祖國〔-卫-国〕 bou² wai⁶ zou² gwok³ {bǎo wèi zǔ guó}

to defend one's country

保護模式〔-护--〕 bou² wu⁶ mou⁴ sik¹ {bǎo hù mó shì}

protected mode

保護主義〔-护-义〕 bou² wu⁶ zyu² ji⁶ {bǎo hù zhǔ yì}

protectionism

保障監督〔--监-〕 bou² zoeng³ gaam¹ duk¹ {bǎo zhàng jiān dū}

safeguards

保加利亞人〔---亚-〕 bou² gaa¹ lei⁶ aa³ jan⁴ {Bǎo jiā lì yà rén}

Bulgarians

保加利亞語〔---亚语〕 bou² gaa¹ lei⁶ aa³ jyu⁵ {Bǎo jiā lì yà yǔ}

Bulgarian [language]

保安局局長〔----长〕 bou² on¹ guk⁶ guk⁶ zoeng² {bǎo ān jú jú zhǎng}

Secretary for Security (Hong Kong)

保安自動化〔---动-〕 bou² on¹ zi⁶ dung⁶ faa³ {bǎo ān zì dòng huà}

security automation

保險解開系統〔-险-开-统〕 bou² him² gaai² hoi¹ hai⁶ tung² {bǎo xiǎn jiě kāi xì tǒng}

arming system

保證破壞戰略〔-证-坏战-〕 bou² zing³ po³ waai⁶ zin³ loek⁶ {bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüè}

assured destruction strategy

保利科技有限公司 bou² lei⁶ fo¹ gei⁶ jau⁵ haan⁶ gung¹ si¹ {Bǎo lì Kē jì Yǒu xiàn Gōng sī}

Poly Technologies (defense manufacturing company)

保亭黎族苗族自治縣〔--------县〕 bou² ting⁴ lai⁴ zuk⁶ miu⁴ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Bǎo tíng Lí zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn}

Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan