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保卫 bǎowèi

保卫 bǎowèi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 保卫 bǎowèi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǎowèi | bao3 wei4
English translation
to defend
to safeguard

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

保衛

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 保卫 bǎowèi

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保 Bǎo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person carrying a child on their back.

Phonetic compound

呆 dāi

Semantic compound

亻 rén

Positional decomposition

⿰亻呆

Number of Strokes

9
卫 Wèi

Explanation

Simplified from the cursive form of the traditional character 衛 wèi . Depicts feet (止 zhǐ ) walking around, patrolling a street intersection (行 háng ).

Positional decomposition

⿱乛一

Number of Strokes

3

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将军 Jiāngjūn 派遣 pàiqiǎn 一 yī 支 Zhī 小 xiǎo 部队 bù duì 去 qù 保卫 bǎowèi 宫殿 gōngdiàn .

The general detached a small force to go and guard the palace.

每个能够 néng gòu 参加 cānjiā 战斗 zhàndòu 的 de 男子 nán zǐ 现在 xiànzài 都 dōu 决心 juéxīn 要 yāo 保卫 bǎowèi 这条山脊 shān jǐ 。

Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge.

因 yīn 为 wéi 你 nǐ 能 Néng 披坚执锐,保卫祖国 bǎo wèi zǔ guó , 我们 wǒmen 都 dōu 为你感到 gǎn dào 自豪 zìháo .

Because you are able to take up arms and defend your motherland, we are all proud of you.

保卫 bǎowèi Decomposition

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保卫 bǎowèi Compounds

See all 11 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 保卫 bǎowèi in their composition.

  • 保 Bǎo
    • 堡 bǎo , 褒 bāo , 煲 bāo , 葆 bǎo , 褓 bǎo , 媬 bǎo , 堢, 椺, 湺, 緥, 賲
  • 卫 Wèi
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