保险

保險

bǎoxiǎn

noun/adjective HSK 3 #1,570

Meanings

Literally 'protect against risk'

Nǐ mǎi yīliáo bǎoxiǎn le ma?

Have you bought health insurance?

Zhèyàng zuò bǐjiào bǎoxiǎn.

Doing it this way is safer.

Bǎoxiǎn gōngsī huì péicháng nǐ de sǔnshī.

The insurance company will compensate your losses.

usage

保险 has two meanings: as a noun it means 'insurance' (买保险 = buy insurance), as an adjective it means 'safe/secure' (比较保险 = comparatively safe).

保 bǎo

险 xiǎn