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保

Bǎo / bǎo
HSK 3

English Meaning

(Bǎo) Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 | (bǎo) to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old)

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他为了自保 什么都能干出来
HSK 3 00:01
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“Do not be naive; a cornered beast will destroy anyone to save his own skin.”

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但是你觉得 徐江有那么好心吗

“But do you think Xu Jiang is that kind?”

“He will do anything to protect himself.”

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晓 晓晨

“Xiaochen.”

《狂飙》 · crisis_and_conflict
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关淮只有 在保命的时候嘴最快
HSK 3 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“That coward folded and confessed the second he feared for his skin.”

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伤好些了吗

“How's your injury?”

“Guan Huai is quick-tongued only when he wants to live.”

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看来你已经抓住方昌了

“You must have caught Fang Chang.”

《白日提灯​》 · crisis_and_conflict
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我一定要保住田家墨坊
HSK 3 00:01
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你别再说了 这绝无可能 祯娘

“Say no more! That's absolutely impossible. Zhen,”

“I must save our family's ink workshop.”

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只有这墨坊在 我们就再也不用过那种

“As long as the workshop stands, we'll never have to live”

《家业》 · family_and_home
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