保

bǎo

HSK 5

保 — bǎo

1. Bulgaria (abbr.; short for 保加利亞|保加利亚 Báojiālìyà)

   保是保加利亚的简称。 bǎo shì bǎojiālìyà de jiǎnchēng — Bao is the abbreviation for Bulgaria.

2. to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure

   请帮我保住这个位置。 qǐng bāng wǒ bǎozhù zhège wèizhì — Please help me keep this seat.

3. (historical) a civil-administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system

   清代乡里以十户为一甲、十甲为一保。 qīngdài xiānglǐ yǐ shíhù wèi yī jiǎ shíjiǎ wèi yī bǎo — In the Qing dynasty, every ten households formed a jiǎ, and ten jiǎ formed a bǎo.