# 保卫 (bǎowèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 保卫 (bǎowèi) means “to defend; to safeguard”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to defend; to safeguard
- Pinyin: bǎowèi (bao3 wei4)
- Traditional: 保衛
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 士兵们勇敢地保卫祖国。
  Shìbīngmen yǒnggǎn de bǎowèi zǔguó.
  The soldiers bravely defended their homeland.

## Characters

- [保](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-protect/) (bǎo): to protect; to keep
- 卫 (wèi): to guard; to protect

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-wei-defend/

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