保家卫国

保家衛國
bǎojiā-wèiguó
idiom #43,998

Meanings

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

Examples

Jūnrén de zérèn jiùshì bǎojiāwèiguó.
A soldier's duty is to defend home and country.
Tā cóngxiǎo lìzhì bǎojiāwèiguó.
From childhood he set his heart on defending his country.
Bǎojiāwèiguó shì měige gōngmín de yìwù.
Defending home and country is every citizen's duty.

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: (protect home) + 卫国 (defend country). Small to large: house first, nation second.

Stroke Order

bǎo
jiā
wèi
guó