保守
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
保守 (bǎoshǒu) · conservative
保守 (bǎoshǒu) means “conservative; to keep (a secret)”. It is written with 2 characters: 保 (to protect) + 守 (to guard). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 保守 is built
The characters
保 bǎo · to protect
What 保 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 呆dāi — dull
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 呆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
守 shǒu · to guard
What 守 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: Keeping something 寸 within one's walls 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爷爷的想法很保守。Wǒ yéye de xiǎngfǎ hěn bǎoshǒu.My grandfather's ideas are very conservative.
你能保守这个秘密吗？Nǐ néng bǎoshǒu zhège mìmì ma?Can you keep this secret?
Questions about 保守
What does 保守 mean?
保守 (bǎoshǒu) means “conservative; to keep (a secret)”.
How do you pronounce 保守?
保守 is pronounced bǎoshǒu.
Which HSK level is 保守?
保守 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 保安bǎo'ānsecurity guard
- 保持bǎochíto keep
- 保存bǎocúnto keep
- 保护bǎohùto protect
- 保留bǎoliúto keep
- 保险bǎoxiǎninsurance
- 保证bǎozhèngto guarantee
- 环保huánbǎoenvironmental protection
- 确保quèbǎoto ensure
- 保密bǎomìto keep secret
Learn 保守 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.