保守
bǎo shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

保守
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bǎo shǒu
  1. conservative
  2. to guard
  3. to keep

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

保佑
bǎo yòu
  1. 1 to bless and protect
  2. 2 blessing
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
保暖
bǎo nuǎn
  1. 1 to stay warm
  2. 2 to protect against the cold
保湿
bǎo shī
  1. 1 to moisturize
  2. 2 moisturizing
保证
bǎo zhèng
  1. 1 guarantee
  2. 2 to guarantee
  3. 3 to ensure
  4. 4 to safeguard
  5. 5 to pledge
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
保护
bǎo hù
  1. 1 to protect
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to safeguard
  4. 4 protection
  5. 5 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
守
shǒu
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to abide by the law
  5. 5 to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. 6 nearby
  7. 7 adjoining
守候
shǒu hòu
  1. 1 to wait for
  2. 2 to expect
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to watch over
  5. 5 to nurse
守护
shǒu hù
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to protect
保
Bǎo
  1. 1 Bulgaria
  2. 2 Bulgarian
  3. 3 abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bǎo jiā lì yà]
保住
bǎo zhù
  1. 1 to preserve
  2. 2 to save
保健
bǎo jiàn
  1. 1 health protection
  2. 2 health care
  3. 3 to maintain in good health
保全
bǎo quán
  1. 1 to save from damage
  2. 2 to preserve
  3. 3 to maintain
  4. 4 to keep in good repair
  5. 5 (Tw) security guard
保姆
bǎo mǔ
  1. 1 nanny
  2. 2 housekeeper
保存
bǎo cún
  1. 1 to conserve
  2. 2 to preserve
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to save (a file etc) (computing)
保守
bǎo shǒu
  1. 1 conservative
  2. 2 to guard
  3. 3 to keep
保安
bǎo ān
  1. 1 to ensure public security
  2. 2 to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
  3. 3 public security
  4. 4 security guard
保定
Bǎo dìng
  1. 1 Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei
保密
bǎo mì
  1. 1 to keep sth confidential
  2. 2 to maintain secrecy
保时捷
Bǎo shí jié
  1. 1 Porsche (car company)

Idioms (18)

保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
  1. 1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng
  1. 1 (idiom) to safeguard (sth)
  2. 2 to protect (sth)
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
  1. 1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
  1. 1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
  2. 2 reticent
  3. 3 not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
  1. 1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
  1. 1 to do sth under oath (idiom)
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
明哲保身
míng zhé bǎo shēn
  1. 1 a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
  2. 2 to put one's own safety before matters of principle
有为有守
yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
  1. 1 able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 有守有為|有守有为[yǒu shǒu yǒu wéi]
朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī
  1. 1 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
  2. 2 imminent crisis
  3. 3 living from hand to mouth
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
  1. 1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
自身难保
zì shēn nán bǎo
  1. 1 powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
  1. 1 to be preoccupied (idiom)
  2. 2 to be inattentive
  3. 3 to be frightened out of one's mind

Sample Sentences

一是，英国此前与欧盟达成的“脱欧”协议已3次遭英国议会下院投票否决。二是，欧洲议会选举投票23日在英国举行。多个民调显示，保守党支持率大幅落后于新成立的“脱欧党”。
yī shì ，Yīngguó cǐqián yǔ Ōuméng dáchéng de “tuōŌu ”xiéyì yǐ cì zāo Yīngguó yìhuì xiàyuàn tóupiào fǒujué 。èr shì ，ŌuzhōuYìhuì xuǎnjǔ tóupiào rì zài Yīngguó jǔxíng 。duōge míndiào xiǎnshì ，bǎoshǒudǎng zhīchílu:4 dàfú luòhòu yú Xīn chénglì de “tuōŌu dǎng ”。
Firstly "Brexit" agreement reached by the United Kingdom with the European Union has been voted against by the lower house of the British Parliament three times. Secondly the European Parliament election will be held in the United Kingdom on the 23rd. A number of polls show that the Conservative Party’s support rate has lagged by a big margin behind the newly established “Brexit Party”.
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此前，特雷莎·梅曾在英国全体保守党议员会议上表示，在“脱欧”协议通过后，她将辞去首相职务。而此次她提前公布了离任时间表，分析人士认为主要有2大因素。
cǐqián ，Tèléishā ·Méi céng zài Yīngguó quántǐ bǎoshǒudǎng yìyuán huìyì shàng biǎoshì ，zài “tuōŌu ”xiéyì tōngguò hòu ，tā jiāng cíqù shǒuxiàng zhíwù 。ér cǐcì tā tíqián gōngbù le lírèn shíjiānbiǎo ，fēnxī rénshì rènwéi zhǔyào yǒu dà yīnsù 。
Earlier, Teresa May said at a meeting of all Conservative Party members in the UK that she would resign as prime minister after "Brexit" agreement was passed. This time, she announced her departure ahead of time and analysts believe there are two major factors.
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英国首相特雷莎·梅5月24日表示，她将于6月7日辞去保守党领导人一职，但将留任首相至保守党新领导人产生。
Yīngguó shǒuxiàng Tèléishā ·Méi yuè rì biǎoshì ，tā jiāng yú yuè rì cíqù bǎoshǒudǎng lǐngdǎorén yī zhí ，dàn jiāng liúrèn shǒuxiàng zhì bǎoshǒudǎng Xīn lǐngdǎorén chǎnshēng 。
1: British Prime Minister Teresa May said on May 24 that she will resign as the leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, but will remain as prime minister until the new leader of the Conservative Party comes on board.
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现在电蒸电烤香菇效率高、卖相好，每烘干一吨香菇节约成本一百八十五点四元，保守算一年可节约木材二点二万吨，每公斤香菇价格还能提升二十多元。
xiànzài diàn zhēng diàn kǎo xiānggū xiàolu:4 gāo 、màixiàng hǎo ，měi hōnggān yī dūn xiānggū jiéyuē chéngběn yībǎi bāshí wǔ diǎn sì yuán ，bǎoshǒu suàn yī nián kě jiéyuē mùcái èr diǎn èr wàn dūn ，měi gōngjīn xiānggū jiàgé huán néng tíshēng èrshí duō yuán 。
Nowadays, electric oven-baked mushrooms sell well and the process is highly efficient. Each drying of one ton of mushrooms saves 185.4 yuan. 22,000 tons of wood are also saved in one year, and the price per kilogram of mushrooms can be increased by over twenty yuan.
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古往今来，战争逻辑始终是：创新求变者胜出，保守僵化者落败。
gǔwǎngjīnlái ，zhànzhēng luóji shǐzhōng shì ：chuàngxīn qiú biàn zhě shèngchū ，bǎoshǒu jiānghuà zhě luòbài 。
From ancient times, the logic of war has always been: the innovator will emerge the winner, those stuck in conservative tradition will fall by the wayside.
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我也看了，他们的外交政策都很保守，但是李德文的国防政策就很大胆，张美瑜的教育政策我个人也觉得很创新。
wǒ yě kàn le ，tāmen de wàijiāo zhèngcè dōu hěn bǎoshǒu ，dànshì Lǐ déwén de guófáng zhèngcè jiù hěn dàdǎn ，Zhāng měiyú de jiàoyù zhèngcè wǒ gèrén yě juéde hěn chuàngxīn 。
I saw it too, both of their foreign policy plans were very conservative, but Li De-wen had a very bold national defense policy. And I personally thought that Chang Mei-yu's education policy was very innovative.
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这里，我们可以看到X420的预计销售额，在2011年是200万美元。不过我想说，这实在是一个很保守的估计。
zhèlǐ ，wǒmen kěyǐ kàndào X sì\'èrlíng de yùjì xiāoshòu \'é ，zài èrlíngyīyīnián shì liǎngbǎi wàn měiyuán 。bùguò wǒ xiǎng shuō ，zhè shízài shì yī gè hěn bǎoshǒu de gūjì 。
Here we can see the projected sales volume of the x420 in 2011 is two million dollars. However, I'd like to mention that in actuality this is a very conservative estimate.
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父母上了年纪，思想难免保守一些，他们可能一时接受不了。不过，我们都是成年人了，哪能老是让父母干涉自己的生活。
fùmǔ shàng le niánjì ，sīxiǎng nánmiǎn bǎoshǒu yīxiē ，tāmen kěnéng yīshí jiēshòu bu liǎo 。bùguò ，wǒmen dōu shì chéngniánrén le ，nǎnéng lǎoshi ràng fùmǔ gānshè zìjǐ de shēnghuó 。
Our parents are getting old. They're bound to be a little conservative. They might not be able to accept it at first, but we're both adults. How can we keep letting them interfere in our lives?
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可是我们不能保守等死。我需要更大的销售团队，不仅要守住老客户，更要大力开拓新客户。
kěshì wǒmen bùnéng bǎoshǒu děng sǐ 。wǒ xūyào gèng dà de xiāoshòu tuánduì ，bùjǐn yào shǒuzhù lǎo kèhù ，gèng yào dàlì kāituò xīn kèhù 。
But we can't just sit tight and wait for our doom. I need an even bigger sales team. We don't just need to keep our old clients-- even more, we need to get new clients!
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对，在那个年代，人们还是很保守嘛。
duì ，zài nàgeniándài ，rénmen hái shì hěn bǎoshǒu ma 。
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