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bǎo

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bǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǎo | bao3
English translation
dense foliage; to cover, to conceal; to preserve

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About bǎo

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

bǎo

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

grass

Etymology of bǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹保

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

Bǎo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and Bǎo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using bǎo

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钱葆生 jiào , yǎo zhāo 牙齿 yáchǐ , 额角 é jiǎo shǎng 全是黄豆大 de hán le .

Chien Pao - sheng roared through clenched teeth; beads of sweat stood out on his forehead.

默默地向葆拉投去恳求 kěn qiú de 目光 mùguāng

I threw a mute look of appeal at Paula.

一直 yīzhí 等到 děng dào 所有 suǒyǒu de 行李 xíng li dōu 拿走 ná zǒu le dàn 始终 shǐzhōng méi 看见 kànjiàn bǎo 的。

He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared.

bǎo hǎo 行李 xíng li 准备 zhǔnbèi shǎng 长途汽车 cháng tú qì chē

Paula had put out her luggage for the coach.

觉得 juéde 对葆拉 de 提议 tíyì 可能 kěnéng huì 感兴趣 gǎnxìngqù

I thought she might be interested in Paula's proposal.

Words with bǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
bǎo to cover bǎo
沈葆祯Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂 Chuán zhèng Xué táng [Chuán​zhèng​Xué​táng] in 1866沈葆禎

bǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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