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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 保留

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
保留 bǎo liú - to keep
- to retain
- to have reservations (about sth)
- to hold back (from saying sth)
- to put aside for later

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
5 3 2,605 3,239 4,658

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
liú- to leave (a message etc)
- to retain
- to stay
- to remain
- to keep
- to preserve
liú- old variant of 留[liu2]
liú- old variant of 留[liu2]

Other Words Containing 保留

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
保留 5 3 2,605 3,239 4,658