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保留

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
保留 bǎoliú	保留 \| 保留* \| *保留	to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later	HSK 3

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
保	保 \| 保* \| *保	9画人亻 + 7	bǎo	protect, safeguard, defend, care	bou2	2629.4 ORD


留	留 \| 留* \| *留	10画田由甲申 + 5	liú, liǔ, liù	stop, halt; stay, detain, keep	lau4	7760.2 HHW

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
保留 bǎoliú	保留 \| 保留* \| *保留	to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later


保 Bǎo	保 \| 保* \| *保	Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞｜保加利亚)


保 bǎo	保 \| 保* \| *保	to defend; to protect; to keep / to guarantee; to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system


留　liú	留 \| 留* \| *留	old variant of 留


留　liú	留 \| 留* \| *留	to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve


留　liú	留 \| 留* \| *留	old variant of 留

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