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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 保守

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
保守 bǎo shǒu - conservative
- to guard
- to keep

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 4 2,974 6,827 8,991

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bǎo- Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3jia1li4ya4])
bǎo- to defend; to protect; to keep
- to guarantee; to ensure
- (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system
shǒu- to guard
- to defend
- to keep watch
- to abide by the law
- to observe (rules or ritual)
- nearby
- adjoining

Other Words Containing 保守

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
保守 6 4 2,974 6,827 8,991
保守派 - - 17,013 31,867 46,795
保守党 - - 26,875 31,581 73,060
保守主义 - - 57,364 - -