保险

保險

bǎoxiǎn

noun/adjective HSK 5 #1,570

Meanings

Literally 'protect against risk'

HSK 3

这样做比较保险。

Zhèyàng zuò bǐjiào bǎoxiǎn.

Doing it this way is safer.

HSK 5

你买医疗保险了吗？

Nǐ mǎi yīliáo bǎoxiǎn le ma?

Have you bought health insurance?

HSK 6

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