保家卫国

保家衛國

bǎojiāwèiguó

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

军人的责任就是保家卫国。

Jūnrén de zérèn jiù shì bǎo jiā wèi guó.

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

他从小立志保家卫国。

Tā cóng xiǎo lìzhì bǎo jiā wèi guó.

From childhood he set his heart on defending his country.

保家卫国是每个公民的义务。

Bǎo jiā wèi guó shì měi ge 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: 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