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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

保护 [bǎohù]
  1. 1. verb protect
    保护环境
    protect the environment
    保护眼睛
    protect one's eyes
    保护私人资料
    data protection

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

保护 [bǎohù]
  1. 1. protect; conserve; safeguard; conservation; guard; buffer; preserve; shield
    保护眼睛
    protect one's eyes
    保护环境,防止污染
    protect the environment against pollution
    保护现场
    keep intact the scene of a crime or accident
  2. 2. protection

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

保护 [bǎohù]
  1. 1. 护卫使不受损害
    保护森林,人人有责
    保护视力。

Examples

保护眼睛首先要从保护网膜做起。
Protecting the eyes starts with protecting the retina.
保护希贵动物也是保护地球的一种表现。
Protecting rare animals is also protecting the Earth.
版权保护
copyright protection
保护环境,防止污染
protect the environment against pollution
大多数动物都有保护幼仔的本能。
Most animals have an instinct to protect their young.
不注意环境保护造成的恶果
the evil consequences of the neglect of environmental protection
法律保护
legal protection
在我国,母亲和儿童受国家的保护
In our country, mothers and children are protected by the state.

Collocations

保护措施
protective measures
保护动物
protect animals
保护
to protect well
保护起来
to be protected
共同保护
protect together
尽力保护
try to protect
提供保护
provide protection

Word Decomposition


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[hù]

nciku Note

掩护 and 保护

掩护 and 保护
yǎnhù and bǎohù

Both 掩护 and 保护 mean “to protect against harm,” but they are different in usage.

1. 掩护 means “to protect people or troops in secret by shielding.”

(1) 他们坚守阵地,有效掩护主力部队安全撤离。

2. 保护 can be open protection, or protection in secret.

(1) 在飞机的保护掩护)下,连队安全抵达了总部。
(2) 在战争年代,许多群众都自觉自动掩护保护)我军伤员。
In examples (1) and (2), 掩护 means “to protect in secret.”

The object of 保护 can be things as well as human beings when the objects are things, it cannot be replaced by 掩护.

(3) 当发生命案的时候,一定要注意保护现场。
(4) 公民的合法财产是受到法律保护的。

“掩护”和“保护”都有尽力护卫,使不受伤害的意思,但在用法上有所区别。
1.“掩护”主要指暗中采取遮掩的方式维护人员或部队的安全。
2.“保护”既可以是公开的,又可以是暗中的护卫。上例中,“掩护”特指用“掩盖”、“隐蔽”的方式使人员不受伤害。
“保护”的对象除了人以外,还可以是事物,这是不能用“掩护”。

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