Writing
保管 (bǎo guǎn) — how to say "to keep safe" in Chinese
保管
To keep safe, to safeguard, to guarantee
verb
Character composition
保
to protect, to preserve
管
to manage, to care for
Radicals / Keys
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
保管物品
bǎo guǎn wù pǐn
keep items
保管合同
bǎo guǎn hé tóng
storage contract
妥善保管
tuǒ shàn bǎo guǎn
properly keep
Examples
请你保管好这些重要文件。
Please keep these important documents safe.
我保管钥匙。
I keep the keys safe.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to keep safe" in Chinese?
"to keep safe" in Chinese is 保管 (bǎo guǎn).
保管 meaning in English
保管 (bǎo guǎn) means "To keep safe, to safeguard, to guarantee".
How is 保管 pronounced?
It is pronounced bǎo guǎn (written as bao guan, baoguan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to keep safe" in Chinese characters?
It is written 保管: 保 has 9 strokes, 管 has 14 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 保管?
保管 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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