保守

bǎo shǒu

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

conservative; to guard; to keep

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保bǎoto safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for亻呆守shǒuto defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait宀寸

Examples

我们很保守。

Wǒ men hěn bǎo shǒu.

We're conservative.

汤姆过去很保守。

Tāng mǔ guò qù hěn bǎo shǒu.

Tom was conservative.

她永远也做不到保守秘密。

Tā yǒng yuǎn yě zuò bù dào bǎo shǒu mì mì.

She can never keep a secret.