# 保留 (bǎoliú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 保留 (bǎoliú) means “to keep; to retain; to have reservations”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to keep; to retain; to have reservations
- Pinyin: bǎoliú (bao3 liu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 买完东西后请保留好小票。
  Mǎiwán dōngxi hòu qǐng bǎoliú hǎo xiǎopiào.
  Please keep the receipt after buying things.

## Characters

- [保](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-protect/) (bǎo): to protect; to keep
- [留](https://hanziro.com/word/liu-stay/) (liú): to stay; to leave behind

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-liu-keep/

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