How to say “protect” in Chinese

保护

bǎohù

protect, defend

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Ecology and technology”

“Protect” in Chinese is 保护, bǎo hù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

保护 is read bǎo hù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

bǎo — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

hù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

保

bǎo — protect, keep

护

hù — guard, protect

On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 户 hù hints at the sound.

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 “保护”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 保护. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我们应该保护环境wǒmenyīnggāibǎohùhuánjìngWe should protect the environment.
我也想保护环境，可以加入你们吗？wǒyěxiǎngbǎohùhuánjìng,kěyǐjiārùnǐmenmaI want to protect the environment too — can I join you?
我们应该加强环境保护wǒmenyīnggāijiāqiánghuánjìngbǎohùWe should strengthen environmental protection.
保护环境是每个人的责任bǎohùhuánjìngshìměigeréndezérènProtecting the environment is everyone's responsibility.
我们要保护消费者的利益wǒmenyàobǎohùxiāofèizhědelìyìWe must protect consumers' interests.
我们能为保护环境做些什么？wǒmennéngwèibǎohùhuánjìngzuòxiēshénmeWhat can we do to protect the environment?

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “protect” in Chinese?

“Protect” in Chinese is 保护, pinyin bǎohù.

What does 保护 mean?

保护 (bǎohù) means “protect, defend”.

How do you write 保护?

保护 is 2 characters: 保 (bǎo) — protect, keep; 护 (hù) — guard, protect. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 保护?

保护 is read bǎohù. Tones: bǎo — third tone, hù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“protect” in the lesson “Air and garbage”

This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” of HSK 4. 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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