保守

bǎoshǒu
adjective/verb HSK 4 #2,974

Meanings

  1. 1 conservative
  2. 2 to keep (a secret)

Examples

Tā de sīxiǎng bǐjiào bǎoshǒu.
His thinking is rather conservative.
Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎoshǒu zhège mìmì.
Please help me keep this secret.
Bǎoshǒu gūjì, zhìshǎo xūyào sān tiān.
A conservative estimate is at least three days.

Tips

usage
保守 has two distinct uses: as an adjective (conservative in thinking/style) and as a verb (to keep/guard): 保守秘密 (keep a secret), 保守估计 (conservative estimate).

Stroke Order

bǎo
shǒu