保证
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
保证 (bǎozhèng) · to guarantee
保证 (bǎozhèng) means “to guarantee; to promise”. It is written with 2 characters: 保 (to protect) + 证 (certificate). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 保证 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)
证 zhèng · certificate
What 证 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 正zhèng — first month of the lunar year
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: To speak 讠 the truth 正; 正 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我保证明天交作业。Wǒ bǎozhèng míngtiān jiāo zuòyè.I promise to hand in my homework tomorrow.
你能保证准时到吗？Nǐ néng bǎozhèng zhǔnshí dào ma?Can you guarantee you'll arrive on time?
Questions about 保证
What does 保证 mean?
保证 (bǎozhèng) means “to guarantee; to promise”.
How do you pronounce 保证?
保证 is pronounced bǎozhèng.
Which HSK level is 保证?
保证 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
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
- 环保huánbǎoenvironmental protection
- 确保quèbǎoto ensure
- 保密bǎomìto keep secret
- 保守bǎoshǒuconservative
Learn 保证 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.