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安保 (ān bǎo) — security (measures or work); security personnel

Definition

A formal/written term for 'security' — the measures and the personnel together, used in official or institutional contexts (airport, company, event). Compare 保安, which more commonly refers to a single security guard.

noun
security (measures or work)security personnel

Examples

  • 安保。
    Zhè cì huó dòng xū yào jiā qiáng ān bǎo.
    This event needs to strengthen security.
  • 安保。
    Gōng sī qǐng le zhuān yè de ān bǎo lái bǎo hù dà lóu.
    The company hired professional security to protect the building.
  • 安保。
    Jī chǎng de ān bǎo jiǎn chá fēi cháng yán gé.
    The security check at the airport is very strict.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

安ānsafety
保bǎoprotection

安保 joins 安 (safety) and 保 (protection) into the combined idea of security.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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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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