保护 bǎohù▶ proteger

Stroke order

保护 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 保 — 9 strokes
• 护 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. to protect
2. to defend
3. to safeguard
4. protection

Example sentences

• 我们应该保护环境。Wǒmen yīnggāi bǎohù huánjìng.We should protect the environment.
• 妈妈一直保护着孩子。Māma yìzhí bǎohù zhe háizi.The mother is always protecting her child.

Related words

• 保证asegurar
• 护士Enfermera; enfermero
• 保存Preservación; Conservación
• 保持guardar; mantener
• 保留retener
• 保险Seguro

保护 is pronounced bǎohù and means “proteger”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 保护 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.