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保留

bǎo liú

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

bǎo liú · bou2 lau4 (Jyutping)

  1. to keep
  2. to retain
  3. to have reservations (about sth)
  4. to hold back (from saying sth)
  5. to put aside for later

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

保

Meaning
protect, safeguard, defend, care
Radical
亻
Strokes
9
Components
⿰亻呆
Cangjie
ORD
Four-corner
2629.4

留

Meaning
stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
Radical
田
Strokes
10
Components
⿱卯田
Cangjie
HHW
Four-corner
7760.2

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