保险

保險

bǎoxiǎn

noun/adjective HSK 3 #1,570

Meanings

Literally 'protect against risk'

你买医疗保险了吗？

Nǐ mǎi yīliáo bǎoxiǎn le ma?

Have you bought health insurance?

这样做比较保险。

Zhèyàng zuò bǐjiào bǎoxiǎn.

Doing it this way is safer.

保险公司会赔偿你的损失。

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