庇护

庇護
bìhù
verb #8,763

Meanings

  1. 1 to shelter; to give asylum to
  2. 2 to provide refuge; to harbor

Characters

Shelter + guard — double emphasis on protection.

Examples

Tāmen xiàng Liánhéguó shēnqǐng bìhù.
They applied to the United Nations for asylum.
Zhège guójiā bìhù le hěn duō nànmín.
This country sheltered many refugees.
Tā yīzhí zài bìhù nàge zuìfàn.
He has been harboring that criminal.

Tips

usage
庇护 can be positive (给予庇护, granting asylum) or negative (庇护罪犯, harboring criminals). Context determines whether it means noble refuge or shady cover-up.
mistakes
Don't confuse 庇护 (bìhù, to shelter/give asylum) with 保护 (bǎohù, to protect). 庇护 implies hiding or sheltering someone, while 保护 is general protection.

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