投保 (tóu bǎo) — to take out an insurance policy; to insure (against a specific risk or for a specific item)
Definition
投保 is the formal verb for 'to take out an insurance policy' — the buyer/applicant's side of the transaction, often paired with 保险 or a specific risk like 火险. Use it in writing and business contexts; 买保险 is the everyday spoken alternative.
verb
to take out an insurance policyto insure (against a specific risk or for a specific item)
Examples
- 。Wǒ qù nián tóu le huǒ xiǎn.I insured against fire last year.
- 投保。Tā gěi zì jǐ de chē tóu bǎo le.She insured her own car.
- 投保。Hěn duō rén dōu huì wèi fáng wū tóu bǎo.Many people will insure their houses.
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