I keep the master copy under lock and key.
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保管
bǎo guǎn
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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bǎo guǎn · bou2 gun2 (Jyutping)
- to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care
- to guarantee
- certainly; surely
- custodian; curator
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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
管
- Meaning
- pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
- Radical
- ⺮
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- ⿱⺮官
- Cangjie
- HJRR
- Four-corner
- 8877.7
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Example sentences
Could you keep this luggage until 3 p.m.?
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