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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

保存 [bǎocún]
  1. 1. verb preserve

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

保存 [bǎocún]
  1. 1. preserve; conserve; keep; save
    保存实力
    preserve one's strength; conserve one's forces
    这批文物保存得很完好。
    These cultural relics are well preserved.
  2. 2. preservation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

保存 [bǎocún]
  1. 1. 加以保护,使继续存在
    保存有生力量
    文物保存完好。

Examples

这批文物保存得很完好。
These cultural relics are well preserved.
我国许多地方戏曲都是由民间艺人世代口授而保存下来的。
Many of our local operas were preserved by folk artists who passed them down from generation to generation by word of mouth.
这封信我一直同你保存着。
I've kept this letter for you all this time.
请妥为保存
Please look after it carefully.
保存原貌
keep sth. as it is
这些珍贵的古籍都保存在寺庙的地宫里面。
These precious ancient books were preserved in the temple's basement.
用激光盘刻录文件,这样保存起来很方便。
It is more convenient to save documents if you record them on a disk.
请您把税单保存好,以备调查。
Please preserve your tax bill for future checking.
这本图籍是祖上传下来的,你要好好保存
This land chart and census register has been handed down from our ancestors, so you should keep it safe.

Word Decomposition


[bǎo]
+
[cún]

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