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保险

bǎo xiǎn · bao xian

Traditional 保險

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 份 fèn

Meaning

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  1. insurance
  2. to insure
  3. safe
  4. secure
  5. be sure
  6. be bound to
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Phone insurance

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)买(mǎi)保险(bǎoxiǎn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you buy insurance for your new phone?

  2. Dengdeng

    买(mǎi)了(le)保险(bǎoxiǎn)，屏幕(píngmù)坏(huài)了(le)可以(kěyǐ)换(huàn)。

    Yes. If the screen breaks, they replace it.

  3. Liangliang

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！

    Great!

  4. Dengdeng

    但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)把(bǎ)手表(shǒubiǎo)摔(shuāi)了(le)。

    But I dropped my watch yesterday.

  5. Liangliang

    手表(shǒubiǎo)有(yǒu)保险(bǎoxiǎn)吗(ma)？

    Does the insurance cover the watch?

  6. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，那个(nàge)保险(bǎoxiǎn)只(zhǐ)管(guǎn)手机(shǒujī)。

    No. That insurance only covers phones.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

万(wàn)一(yī)船(chuán)运(yùn)迟(chí)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)特(tè)别(bié)的(de)迟(chí)到(dào)保(bǎo)险(xiǎn)。

In case the shipment is delayed, we have special delay insurance.

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

02

大(dà)部(bù)份(fèn)的(de)保(bǎo)险(xiǎn)计(jì)划(huà)不(bù)包(bāo)含(hán)整(zhěng)容(róng)手(shǒu)术(shù)。

Cosmetic surgery is not covered by most insurance plans.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by darinmex · 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

险
xiǎn

danger; dangerous

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