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保守

bǎo shǒu · bao shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. conservative
  2. to guard
  3. to keep
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Keep the secret

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)能(néng)保守(bǎoshǒu)秘密(mìmì)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, can you keep a secret?

  2. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)能(néng)，我(wǒ)是(shì)一个(yīgè)很(hěn)会(huì)保守(bǎoshǒu)秘密(mìmì)的(de)人(rén)。

    Of course. I am very good at keeping secrets.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，明天(míngtiān)我们(wǒmen)要(yào)给(gěi)一个(yīgè)人(rén)一个(yīgè)惊喜(jīngxǐ)。

    Good. Tomorrow we will give someone a surprise.

  4. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What are you two talking about?

  5. Liangliang

    不能(bùnéng)说(shuō)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)保守(bǎoshǒu)秘密(mìmì)！

    Cannot say. We must keep the secret!

  6. Qiqi

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)假装(jiǎzhuāng)什么(shénme)都(dōu)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。

    Okay. Then tomorrow I will pretend I know nothing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

英(yīng)国(guó)人(rén)大(dà)体(tǐ)上(shàng)说(shuō)都(dōu)是(shì)保(bǎo)守(shǒu)的(de)。

Englishmen are, on the whole, conservative.

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

02

他(tā)穿(chuān)得(de)很(hěn)保(bǎo)守(shǒu)，从(cóng)不(bù)赶(gǎn)时(shí)髦(máo)。

He dresses very conservatively and never follows trends.

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保
bǎo

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

守
shǒu

to guard; to defend

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