保育

bǎoyù
verb #33,019

Meanings

  1. 1 to care for children
  2. 2 childcare
  3. 3 to protect and nurture (wildlife, heritage)
  4. 4 conservation

Examples

Tā zài yòu'éryuán zuò bǎoyùyuán.
She works as a childcare worker at a kindergarten.
Yěshēng dòngwù bǎoyù shì quánqiúxìng yìtí.
Wildlife conservation is a global issue.

Tips

usage
Two distinct domains: (1) 保育员 is a kindergarten/nursery childcare worker, distinct from a 教师 (teacher); (2) 保育 in conservation contexts, 物种保育 (species conservation), 文化保育 (heritage preservation), is more common in Taiwan and Hong Kong; mainland China often uses 保护 instead.

Stroke Order

bǎo