# 保安 (bǎo'ān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 保安 (bǎo'ān) means “security guard; public security”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: security guard; public security
- Pinyin: bǎo'ān (bao3 an1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 门口站着两个保安。
  Ménkǒu zhànzhe liǎng gè bǎo'ān.
  Two security guards are standing at the door.

## Characters

- [保](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-protect/) (bǎo): to protect; to keep
- [安](https://hanziro.com/word/an-safe/) (ān): safe; peaceful

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-an-security-guard/

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