Chinese edit

 
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
trad. (保存)
simp. #(保存)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

保存

  1. to preserve; to conserve; to keep
    熱衷保存國粹热衷保存国粹  ―  rèzhōng yú bǎocún guócuì  ―  to passionate about preserving the quintessence of Chinese culture
    保存完好 [MSC, trad.]
    保存完好 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè běn shū bǎocún wánhǎo. [Pinyin]
    The book is in good condition.
  2. to save (a file, changes, etc.)
    保存更改  ―  bǎocún gēnggǎi  ―  to save changes

Synonyms edit

  • (to preserve):

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (保存):

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
ぞん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(ぞん) (hozon

  1. preservation

Verb edit

()(ぞん)する (hozon surutransitive suru (stem ()(ぞん) (hozon shi), past ()(ぞん)した (hozon shita))

  1. to save, to preserve
    開封(かいふうご)冷暗所(れいあんしょ)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 edit

References edit

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

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

保存 (bojon) (hangeul 보존)

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

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb edit

保存

  1. chữ Hán form of bảo tồn (to preserve; to conserve).