自保

zìbǎo

verb #13,990

Meanings

1 to defend oneself
2 self-defense
3 self-preservation

Characters

to protect; to preserve

Examples

在危险面前，人的本能是自保。

Zài wēixiǎn miànqián, rén de běnnéng shì zìbǎo.

In the face of danger, a person's instinct is self-preservation.

他为了自保出卖了朋友。

Tā wèile zìbǎo chūmài le péngyou.

He betrayed his friends to save himself.

Stroke Order

自 zì

保 bǎo