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保安

bǎo ān · bao an

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to ensure public security
  2. to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
  3. public security
  4. security guard
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  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)小区(xiǎoqū)的(de)保安(bǎoān)，每天(měitiān)都(dōu)在(zài)看(kàn)书(shū)。

    The guard of our compound reads books every day.

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)看(kàn)什么(shénme)书(shū)？

    What does he read?

  3. Dengdeng

    菜谱(càipǔ)！昨天(zuótiān)他(tā)问(wèn)我(wǒ)红烧肉(hóngshāoròu)怎么(zěnme)做(zuò)。

    A cookbook! Yesterday he asked me how to make braised pork.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)会(huì)做(zuò)吗(ma)？

    Can you make it?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)，结果(jiéguǒ)保安(bǎoān)教(jiāo)了(le)我(wǒ)一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)。

    I can't, and in the end the guard taught me for an hour.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)叫(jiào)宾(bīn)馆(guǎn)保(bǎo)安(ān)。

Please get me hotel security.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

小(xiǎo)区(qū)保(bǎo)安(ān)每(měi)天(tiān)夜(yè)里(lǐ)都(dōu)要(yào)巡(xún)逻(luó)两(liǎng)次(cì)。

The neighborhood security guard patrols twice every night.

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保
bǎo

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

安
ān

(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease

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