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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 保卫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
保卫 bǎo wèi - to defend
- to safeguard

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 5 4,888 5,147 10,988

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
wèi- surname Wei
- vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces
wèi- to guard
- to protect
- to defend
- abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
- health
- abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

Other Words Containing 保卫

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
保卫 6 5 4,888 5,147 10,988