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保留

bǎo liú

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

保留 (bǎo liú) is a Chinese word meaning “to keep”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to keep
  2. to retain
  3. to have reservations (about sth)
  4. to hold back (from saying sth)
  5. to put aside for later

Stroke order

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Example

這家餐廳幫我們保留了位子。

This restaurant reserved a table for us.

Related words at this level

寶貝保存保管寶貴保守保險保障保重

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).