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
保姆
bǎomǔ
nanny; domestic helper
Characters in this word
姆 mǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新政规定，雇主必须为住家保姆购买工伤保险，并明确休息时间。 Xīnzhèng guīdìng, gùzhǔ bìxū wèi zhùjiā bǎomǔ gòumǎi gōngshāng bǎoxiǎn, bìng míngquè xiūxi shíjiān. The new policy requires employers to buy occupational injury insurance for live-in domestic helpers and clarify their rest time.
- 她工作太忙，请了一位保姆照顾两岁的孩子。 Tā gōngzuò tài máng, qǐng le yí wèi bǎomǔ zhàogù liǎng suì de háizi. She is too busy with work, so she hired a nanny to look after her two-year-old.
- 保姆每天早上带孩子去公园玩，下午再做饭。 Bǎomǔ měi tiān zǎoshang dài háizi qù gōngyuán wán, xiàwǔ zài zuò fàn. Every morning the nanny takes the child to play in the park, and cooks in the afternoon.
Related words
- 保 bǎo to protect; to keep
- 保安 bǎo'ān security guard
- 保持 bǎochí to keep; to maintain
- 保存 bǎocún to save; to store
- 保护 bǎohù to protect
- 保留 bǎoliú to keep; to save
- 保险 bǎoxiǎn insurance; safe
- 保证 bǎozhèng to guarantee; to make sure
- 环保 huánbǎo environmental protection; eco-friendly
- 确保 quèbǎo to make sure; to ensure
- 保密 bǎomì to keep secret
- 保守 bǎoshǒu conservative