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保安

bǎo ān

HSK 3 · word 1259 of 3,000

Meaning

• to ensure public security
• to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
• public security

Example sentence

Characters in 保安

• 保 bǎo to defend; to protect; to keep
• 安 ān (bound form) calm; peaceful

保 to protect plus 安 peace. Keeping the peace, hence security, and by extension a security guard.

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