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保存

bǎo cún · bao cun

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)写了(xiěle)三个小时(sāngèxiǎoshí)的(de)文章(wénzhāng)，没有(méiyǒu)保存(bǎocún)！

    I wrote an article for three hours and did not save it!

  2. Liangliang

    电脑(diànnǎo)还(hái)开着(kāizhe)吗(ma)？

    Is the computer still on?

  3. Dengdeng

    刚才(gāngcái)停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)。

    The power just went out.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)应该(yīnggāi)每(měi)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)保存(bǎocún)一次(yīcì)。

    You should save every five minutes.

  5. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，电脑(diànnǎo)自动(zìdòng)保存(bǎocún)了(le)！

    Wait, the computer saved it automatically!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

把(bǎ)它(tā)保(bǎo)存(cún)在(zài)外(wài)接(jiē)式(shì)硬(yìng)碟(dié)。

Save it on the external hard drive.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

把(bǎ)钱(qián)保(bǎo)存(cún)在(zài)安(ān)全(quán)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)。

Keep the money in a safe place.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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保
bǎo

to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure

存
cún

to exist; to deposit

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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