Call security!
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保安
bǎo ān
HSK 3.0 · 3
bǎo ān · bou2 on1 (Jyutping)
- Bonan ethnic group
- to ensure public security
- to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
- public security
- security guard
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Character breakdown
保
- Meaning
- protect, safeguard, defend, care
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰亻呆
- Cangjie
- ORD
- Four-corner
- 2629.4
安
- Meaning
- peaceful, tranquil, quiet
- Radical
- 宀
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿱宀女
- Cangjie
- JV
- Four-corner
- 3040.4
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Example sentences
Don't bother calling security.
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