保护 bǎohù to protect
to protect; to defend
How to remember 保护: 保 to protect + 护 to defend = to protect.
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How it is used
- To protect/safeguard from harm - 保护环境 (bǎohù huánjìng) protect the environment; 保护眼睛 (bǎohù yǎnjing) protect your eyes.
- Contrast 保证 (bǎozhèng, guarantee an outcome) and 保存 (bǎocún, to preserve/store, e.g. a file): 保护 is shielding from danger or damage.
- Common collocations: 自我保护 (zìwǒ bǎohù) self-protection, 保护动物 (bǎohù dòngwù) protect animals.
Example sentences
- 我们要保护环境。 Wǒmen yào bǎohù huánjìng.We must protect the environment.
- 动物都有保护子女的天性。 Dòngwù dōu yǒu bǎohù zǐnǚ de tiānxìng.It's in animals' nature to protect their young.
- 我们要保护自然资源。 Wǒmen yào bǎohù zìrán zīyuán.We must protect our natural resources.