# 保存 (bǎocún)

In Mandarin Chinese, 保存 (bǎocún) means “to conserve”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to conserve
- Pinyin: bǎocún (bao3 cun2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这种食物需要放在冰箱里保存。
  Zhè zhǒng shíwù xūyào fàngzài bīngxiāng lǐ bǎocún.
  This kind of food needs to be stored in the fridge.

## Characters

- [保](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-protect/) (bǎo): to protect; to keep
- [存](https://hanziro.com/word/cun-store-save/) (cún): to store, save; to exist

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-cun-conserve/

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