保	1238B30   91A.01-4	部居	畫數  9	ㄅㄠˇ [bao3] .
N	(1)  Official in charge: 太子太保，少保 Imperial Tutor in charge of upbringing of crown prince; 宮保 ditto; 太保 (coll.) juvenile deliquent; 酒保 wine shop owner or waiter. (2)  Guarantor: 覓保，舖保 (find) guarantor (among shop owners); 承保 stand as guarantor, -tee.
V	(1)  To keep, maintain in good condition with special meanings in compp.: 保持，保養 [bao3chi2], [bao3yang3]↓; 保健，保固，保育, etc. [bao3jian4]2, [bao3gu4], [bao3yU4]↓. (2)  Guarantee, be responsible for safekeeping: 保不住 cannot guarantee; 保你沒錯 I guarantee it is okay; 難保 cannot guarantee…will not happen; 自身難保 cannot even be sure of one's own safety; 保證，保管，保險 [bao3zheng4], [bao3guan3], [bao3xian3]↓. (3)  Recommend: 保薦，保舉 [bao3jian4]1, [bao3jU3]↓.
Words	1.保安 [bao3an1], v.i. & n., public security; 保安隊 [bao3an1dui4], n., security corps; v.i. & n., 保安林 “national park” area where chopping down of trees is forbidden, protection forest.  2.保保 [bao3bao0], n., darling child (usu. wr. 寶寶).  3.保鏢 [bao3biao1], n., bodyguard, armed escort.  4.保持 [bao3chi2], v.t., maintain (road condition, temperature, etc.).  5.保全 [bao3qUan2], v.t., protect (reputation, life, property).  6.保單 [bao3dan1], n., certificate of guarantee; insurance policy.  7.保付支票 [bao3fu4zhi1piao4], n., guaranteed check.  8.保管 [bao2guan3], v.t., be in charge of (jewels, property, etc.): 保管庫 [bao2guan3ku4], n., safety vault; 保管人 custodian.  9.保固 [bao3gu4], v.i., (of contractors) guarantee delivery in good shape within time limit.  10.保護 [bao3hu4], v.t., protect: 保護國 [bao3hu4guo2], n., protectorate; v.t., 保護鳥 [bao3hu4niao3], n., birds protected under law against shooting; v.t., 保護人 [bao3hu4ren2], n., guardian; v.t., 保護色 [bao3hu4se4], n., protective coloration.  11.保障 [bao3zhang4], n. & v.t., protection (of civil rights, life, property).  12.保證 [bao3zheng4], n. & v.t., guarantee: 保證人 [bao3zheng4ren2], n., guarantor; n. & v.t., 保證書 [bao3zheng4shu1], n., guarantee certificate.  13.保駕 [bao3jia4], v.t. & n., (be) emperor's escort, esp., in times of crisis.  14.保薦 [bao3jian4]1, v.t., recommend (person) from responsible quarters.  15.保健 [bao3jian4]2, v.i. & n., (regimen, exercises for) physical health.  16.保結 [bao3jie2], n., bail.  17.保重 [bao3zhong4], v.i. & t., (please) take good care of yourself: 保重身體 take care of health.  18.保准（兒） [bao3zhun3] ([bao3jueer0]), v.i., guarantee (in coll. sense): 保准你沒事 I guarantee nothing will happen to you.  19.保舉 [bao2jU3], v.t., recommend (person) for post with personal guarantee.  20.保兒 [bao3er0], n., guarantor for hired help.  21.保留 [bao3liu2], v.t., (1)  reserve: 保留權利 reserve rights; (2)  defer discussion for future.  22.保母 [bao2mu3], n., nurse; (fig.) benefactor, good angel, godmother (also wr. 保姆 nursemaid).  23.保人 [bao3ren2], n., guarantor.  24.保山 [bao3shan1], n., (euphem.) protector; (sometimes) go-betweener.  25.保險 [bao2xian3], v.t. & n., (life, fire) insurance: 保險你無事，他不敢來 guarantee nothing will happen, that he dare not come; 保險公司 insurance company; 保險金額 insured amount; 保險單 insurance policy; 保險費 premium; 保險剃刀 safety razor; 保險箱 safe-deposit box; 傷害保險 injury insurance; 火災保險 fire insurance; 人壽保險 life insurance; 財產保險 property insurance; 複保險 double insurance; 海上保險 marine insurance; 保險線 fuse.  26.保守 [bao2shou3], (1)  v.t. & n., keep (secret, tradition, family property); (2)  adj., conservative: 保守黨 Conservative Party; adj., 保守主義 conservatism.  27.保釋 [bao3shi4], n. & v.i. & t., bail out.  28.保存 [bao3cun2], v.t., keep, preserve, guard from loss, harm: 保存國粹 preserve the national heritage; 保存古物 preserve historical treasures.  29.保溫瓶 [bao3wen1ping2], n., thermos bottle.  30.保養 [bao2yang3], v.t., take good care of (health): 保養身體.  31.保嬰堂 [bao3ying1tang2], n., orphanage.  32.保佑 [bao3you4], v.t., protect and bless (of God): 保佑平安 God give us peace and health.  33.保育 [bao3yU4], v.t., take care of and educate.