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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

保bǎoprotect
育yùnurture

「保」 (protect) and 「育」 (nurture) combine to mean care for and raise children.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

保 originally showed a person 人 carrying a child 子 on their back, which led to the sense of protecting.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Environment & Ecology

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