保守

Chinese

to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee
to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
 
to guard
trad. (保守)
simp. #(保守)
alternative forms 保㝊

Pronunciation


Verb

保守

  1. to keep; to guard
    保守秘密保守秘密  ―  bǎoshǒu Dǎng de mìmì  ―  to protect Party secrets

Synonyms

Adjective

保守

  1. conservative (tending to resist change or innovation)
    保守國家保守国家  ―  hěn bǎoshǒu de guójiā  ―  very conservative country

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
しゅ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゅ [hóꜜshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ɕɨ]

Noun

()(しゅ) • (hoshu

  1. maintenance; conservation
  2. (politics) political conservatism

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Verb

()(しゅ)する • (hoshu surutransitive suru (stem ()(しゅ) (hoshu shi), past ()(しゅ)した (hoshu shita))

  1. maintain

Conjugation

See also

  • Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/保守り

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

保守 • (bosu) (hangeul 보수)

  1. hanja form? of 보수 (conservation; political conservatism)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

保守

  1. chữ Hán form of bảo thủ (conservative)