保家卫国

保家衛國

bǎojiā-wèiguó

idiom #43,998

Meanings

1 to protect one's home and defend the country
2 to defend hearth and nation
3 national defense

Characters

to guard; defend

country; nation

Examples

HSK 6

军人的责任就是保家卫国。

Jūnrén de zérèn jiùshì bǎojiā-wèiguó.

A soldier's duty is to defend home and country.

HSK 6

保家卫国是每个公民的义务。

Bǎojiā-wèiguó shì měige gōngmín de yìwù.

Defending home and country is every citizen's duty.

HSK 7-9

他从小立志保家卫国。

Tā cóngxiǎo lìzhì bǎojiā-wèiguó.

From childhood he set his heart on defending his country.

Tips

register

Formal, patriotic register - common in military, educational, and official contexts. Rarely heard in casual conversation. Often paired with 军人, 战士, 人民.

memory

Two parallel verb-object pairs: 保家 (protect home) + 卫国 (defend country). Small to large: house first, nation second.

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

家 jiā

卫 wèi

国 guó