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保卫

bǎowèi

to defend

A guard protecting a house
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Characters in this word

保 bǎo

Strokes
9
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 呆 dull, simple, stupid
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我们保卫家。 Wǒmen bǎowèi jiā. We defend our home.
  • 他们保卫学校。 Tāmen bǎowèi xuéxiào. They defend the school.
  • 保卫城市很难。 Bǎowèi chéngshì hěn nán. Defending a city is hard.

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