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保留 bǎoliú

保留 bǎoliú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 保留 bǎoliú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǎoliú | bao3 liu2
English translation
to retain
to continue to have
to preserve
to maintain
to reserve
reservations
to hold back (approval or acceptance)

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Traditional form

保留 bǎoliú

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 保留 bǎoliú

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Bǎo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person carrying a child on their back.

Phonetic compound

dāi

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻呆

Number of Strokes

9
liú

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Tián represents the meaning and mǎo represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

卯田

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 保留 bǎoliú

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家乡 jiāxiāng de dòng 房屋 fáng wū 保留 bǎoliú zhāo .

He is keeping on the house in his hometown.

商店 shāngdiàn 答应 dāying ,倘若 tǎngruò 定金 dìng jīn jiù gěi 保留 bǎoliú zhè huò .

The shop promised to keep the goods for me if I paid a deposit.

piào wéi nín 保留 bǎoliú dào 明天 míngtiān 中午 zhōngwǔ .

We'll reserve the ticket for you till tomorrow noon.

zài 这种 zhè zhǒng 情况 qíngkuàng xià ,应该 yīnggāi 保留 bǎoliú 合适 héshì de 分枝 fēn zhī 不行 bù xíng 修剪 xiū jiǎn .

In such cases suitable feathers should be retained or left unpruned.

强烈要求保留 bǎoliú 北大西洋公约组织 Běi Dà xī Yáng Gōng yuē Zǔ zhī 维护和平 wéi hù hé píng

He argues strongly for retention of NATO as a guarantee of peace.

保留 bǎoliú Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 保留 bǎoliú and their own compounds.

保留 bǎoliú Compounds

See all 36 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 保留 bǎoliú in their composition.

  • Bǎo
    • bǎo , bāo , bāo , bǎo , bǎo , bǎo , , , , ,
  • liú
    • liū , liú , liú , liú , liú , liú , liù , liū , liǔ , liú , liù , liú , , , , , , , , liú , , liú , liú , ,
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