保护bǎo hùto protect
保护 (bǎo hù) means "to protect." It appears in 他保护了他的妹妹。 (He protected his younger sister.) and 我们要保护动物。 (We should protect animals.) A speaker says 是啊,我们要保护它们。 (Yes, we should protect them.) It combines 保 (to protect) and 护 (to protect; to guard).
What does 保护 mean?
- 1.
to protectverb
What do the characters in 保护 mean?
- 保to protect
- 护to protect; to guard
How do you use 保护?
See it in 他保护了他的妹妹 and 我们要保护动物
What are some examples of 保护 in a sentence?
How is 保护 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
这些鸟真可爱。
Zhèxiē niǎo zhēn kě'ài.
These birds are so cute.
- Speaker B:
是啊,我们要保护它们。
Shì a, wǒmen yào bǎohù tāmen.
Yes, we should protect them.
- Speaker A:
对,不要打它们。
Duì, búyào dǎ tāmen.
Right, don't hit them.
- Speaker B:
好。
Hǎo.
OK.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.