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保留

bǎoliú

to keep

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Meaning of 保留 in English

bǎoliúHSK 5verbSyllabus #2027
  1. to keep
  2. to retain
  3. to have reservations (about sth)
  4. to hold back (from saying sth)
  5. to put aside for later

Example sentences

  1. 请保留我的位置
    qǐng bǎo liú wǒ de wèi zhì
    Please save my place.
    Tatoeba #5301824 by bingxiong · #243649 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

保 on its own →
bǎo · to defend; to protect; to keep

HSK words with 保

保护HSK 4保证HSK 4环保HSK 4保HSK 5保安HSK 5保持HSK 5保存HSK 5保险HSK 5确保HSK 5保质期HSK 5
留 on its own →
liú · to leave (a message etc)

HSK words with 留

留学HSK 3留学生HSK 3留HSK 4留下HSK 4留言HSK 5停留HSK 5残留HSK 7–9逗留HSK 7–9拘留HSK 7–9扣留HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences