保育 (bǎo yù) — (noun) childcare; also conservation (of wildlife, natural resources); (verb) to care for (children, animals); to conserve (wildlife, environment)
Definition
保育 covers two senses: caring for children (childcare) and protecting wildlife/nature (conservation). As a verb it means to care for or to conserve.
noun
childcarealso conservation (of wildlife, natural resources)
verb
to care for (children, animals)to conserve (wildlife, environment)
Examples
- 保育，。Tā zài yì jiā bǎo yù yuàn gōng zuò, fù zé zhào gù hái zi.She works at a nursery, responsible for taking care of children.
- 保育。Dòng wù bǎo yù shì bǎo hù bīn wēi wù zhǒng de zhòng yào gōng zuò.Animal conservation is an important job to protect endangered species.
- 保育。Wǒ men yīng gāi nǔ lì bǎo yù zì rán huán jìng.We should strive to conserve the natural environment.
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