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确保

què bǎo · que bao

Traditional 確保

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to ensure; to guarantee
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Boil first

  1. Liangliang

    包(bāo)饺子(jiǎozi)要(yào)确保(quèbǎo)水(shuǐ)开(kāi)了(le)再(zài)放(fàng)。

    When making dumplings, make sure the water is boiling before you put them in.

  2. Dengdeng

    水(shuǐ)开(kāi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is the water boiling?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，冒泡(màopào)了(le)，开(kāi)了(le)。

    Look, it is bubbling. It is boiling.

  4. Dengdeng

    为了(wèile)确保(quèbǎo)够(gòu)吃(chī)，我(wǒ)放(fàng)了(le)三十(sānshí)个(gè)。

    To make sure there is enough, I put in thirty.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)锅里(guōlǐ)没有(méiyǒu)水(shuǐ)，只有(zhǐyǒu)饺子(jiǎozi)。

    Now there is no water in the pot, only dumplings.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)确(què)保(bǎo)门(mén)窗(chuāng)都(dōu)关(guān)好(hǎo)了(le)。

Please make sure the doors and windows are all closed.

02

出(chū)发(fā)前(qián)要(yào)确(què)保(bǎo)带(dài)齐(qí)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)证(zhèng)件(jiàn)。

Before setting off, make sure you have all your documents with you.

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确
què

authenticated; solid

保
bǎo

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

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