# 保养 (bǎoyǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 保养 (bǎoyǎng) means “to maintain; to take care of”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to maintain; to take care of
- Pinyin: bǎoyǎng (bao3 yang3)
- Traditional: 保養
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 汽车需要定期进行保养。
  Qìchē xūyào dìngqī jìnxíng bǎoyǎng.
  Cars need regular maintenance and servicing.

## Characters

- [保](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-protect/) (bǎo): to protect; to keep
- [养](https://hanziro.com/word/yang-raise/) (yǎng): to raise; to keep (pets)

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-yang-maintain/

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