How to say “security guard” in Chinese
security guard; security
“Security guard” in Chinese is 保安, bǎo ān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
保安 is read bǎo ān: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 女 “woman”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “保安”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 保安. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 保安不让外卖进小区bǎo’ānbúràngwàimàijìnxiǎoqūSecurity won't let food delivery into the complex.
- 他想进去被保安阻止了tāxiǎngjìnqù,bèibǎo’ānzǔzhǐleHe wanted to go in, but the security guard stopped him.
- 保安把他拦在了门口bǎo’ānbǎtālánzàileménkǒuThe security guard stopped him at the entrance.
More words from the lesson “The neighborhood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “security guard” in Chinese?
“Security guard” in Chinese is 保安, pinyin bǎo’ān.
What does 保安 mean?
保安 (bǎo’ān) means “security guard; security”.
How do you write 保安?
保安 is 2 characters: 保 (bǎo) — protect, keep; 安 (ān) — calm, safe. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 保安?
保安 is read bǎo’ān. Tones: bǎo — third tone, ān — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“security guard” in the lesson “The neighborhood”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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