保存

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	exist; deposit; store exist; deposit; store; keep; survive
simp. and trad. (保存)		保	存

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎocún

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² cyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-chhùn
• Min Nan (POJ): pó-chûn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bǎocún
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baotswen
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎocún
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰwən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: bou² cyun⁴
    • Yale: bóu chyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² tsyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² qun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ t͡ʃʰyːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 保全 保存

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-chhùn
    • Hakka Romanization System: bo` cunˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ cun²
    • Sinological IPA: /po³¹ t͡sʰun¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-chûn
    • Tâi-lô: pó-tsûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poyzuun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sun²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²³/

Verb

保存

1. to preserve; to conserve; to keep

   這本書保存完好。 / 这本书保存完好。  ―  Zhè běn shū bǎocún wánhǎo.  ―  The book is in good condition.

2. to save (a file, changes, etc.)

   保存更改  ―  bǎocún gēnggǎi  ―  to save changes

Synonyms

• (to preserve): 保留 (bǎoliú)
• (to save a file): 存檔／存档 (cúndàng)

Derived terms

• 保存本 (bǎocúnběn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (保存):

• → Japanese: 保存(ほぞん) (hozon)
• → Korean: 보존 (保存, bojon)
• → Vietnamese: bảo tồn (保存)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	存
ほ Grade: 5	ぞん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) ほぞん [hòzóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞zõ̞ɴ]

Noun

保(ほ)存(ぞん) • (hozon) 

1. preservation

Verb

保(ほ)存(ぞん)する • (hozon suru) transitive suru (stem 保(ほ)存(ぞん)し (hozon shi), past 保(ほ)存(ぞん)した (hozon shita))

1. to save, to preserve

   開封後(かいふうご)は冷暗所(れいあんしょ)に保存(ほぞん)してください。

   Kaifūgo wa reiansho ni hozon shite kudasai.

   Store it in a cool, dark place after opening.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "保存する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	保存し	ほぞんし	hozon shi
Continuative (連用形)	保存し	ほぞんし	hozon shi
Terminal (終止形)	保存する	ほぞんする	hozon suru
Attributive (連体形)	保存する	ほぞんする	hozon suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	保存すれ	ほぞんすれ	hozon sure
Imperative (命令形)	保存せよ¹ 保存しろ²	ほぞんせよ¹ ほぞんしろ²	hozon seyo¹ hozon shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	保存される	ほぞんされる	hozon sareru
Causative	保存させる 保存さす	ほぞんさせる ほぞんさす	hozon saseru hozon sasu
Potential	保存できる	ほぞんできる	hozon dekiru
Volitional	保存しよう	ほぞんしよう	hozon shiyō
Negative	保存しない	ほぞんしない	hozon shinai
Negative continuative	保存せず	ほぞんせず	hozon sezu
Formal	保存します	ほぞんします	hozon shimasu
Perfective	保存した	ほぞんした	hozon shita
Conjunctive	保存して	ほぞんして	hozon shite
Hypothetical conditional	保存すれば	ほぞんすれば	hozon sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
保	存

Noun

保存 • (bojon) (hangeul 보존)

1. Hanja form^? of 보존 (“preservation; conservation”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
保	存

Verb

保存

1. Hán tự form of bảo tồn (“to preserve; to conserve”).