| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 保 | bǎo | to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard | |
| 保安 | bǎo ān | ensure public security; ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security | |
| 保安局局長 | 保安局局长 | bǎo ān jú jú zhǎng | Secretary for Security (Hong Kong) |
| 保安自動化 | 保安自动化 | bǎo ān zì dòng huà | security automation |
| 保安族 | bǎo ān zú | the Baoan (Paoan) nationality; living in Gansu | |
| 保鏢 | 保镖 | bǎo biāo | bodyguard |
| 保不住 | bǎo bú zhù | most likely; more likely than not; may well | |
| 保藏 | bǎo cáng | keep in store; preserve | |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve | |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; save (a file) | |
| 保單 | 保单 | bǎo dān | guarantee slip |
| 保德 | Bǎo dé | (N) Baode (place in Shanxi) | |
| 保德河縣 | 保德河县 | Bǎo dé hé xiàn | Powder River County, Montana |
| 保定 | Bǎo dìng | (N) Baoding (city in Hebei) | |
| 保定地區 | 保定地区 | Bǎo dìng dì qū | (N) Baoding district (district in Hebei) |
| 保定市 | Bǎo dìng shì | Baoding | |
| 保爾 | 保尔 | bǎo ěr | (a personal name) |
| 保管 | bǎo guǎn | take care of; certainly; surely | |
| 保護 | 保护 | bǎo hù | to defend; to protect; to safeguard |
| 保護國 | 保护国 | bǎo hù guó | protectorate |
| 保護劑 | 保护剂 | bǎo hù jì | protective agent |
| 保護模式 | 保护模式 | bǎo hù mó shì | protected mode |
| 保護區 | 保护区 | bǎo hù qū | conservation district |
| 保護者 | 保护者 | bǎo hù zhě | protector |
| 保護主義 | 保护主义 | bǎo hù zhǔ yì | protectionism |
| 保環主義 | 保环主义 | bǎo huán zhǔ yì | enviromentalism |
| 保皇黨 | 保皇党 | bǎo huáng dǎng | royalists |
| 保惠師 | 保惠师 | bǎo huì shī | comforter |
| 保加利亞 | 保加利亚 | bǎo jiā lì yà | Bulgaria |
| 保加利亞足球甲級聯賽 | 保加利亚足球甲级联赛 | Bǎo jiā lì yà zú qiú jiǎ jí lián sài | Bulgarian A Professional Football Group |
| 保甲制度 | bǎo jiǎ zhì dù | the Bao-Jia system (an administrative system organized on basis of households) | |
| 保駕 | 保驾 | bǎo jià | escort the Emperor |
| 保健 | bǎo jiàn | health protection; health care | |
| 保潔箱 | 保洁箱 | bǎo jié xiāng | litter-bin |
| 保靖 | Bǎo jìng | (N) Baojing (place in Hunan) | |
| 保康 | Bǎo kāng | (N) Baokang (place in Hubei) | |
| 保力龍 | 保力龙 | bǎo lì lóng | polystyrene |
| 保良局歷史博物館 | 保良局历史博物馆 | Bǎo liáng jú Lì shǐ Bó wù guǎn | Po Leung Kuk Museum |
| 保齡球 | 保龄球 | bǎo líng qiú | bowling (balls) |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | continue to have; retain; hold back; reserve; reservations; hold back (approval or acceptance); to preserve; maintain | |
| 保羅 | 保罗 | Bǎo luó | Paul |
| 保密 | bǎo mì | maintain secrecy; keep secret | |
| 保密性 | bǎo mì xìng | secrecy | |
| 保苗 | bǎo miáo | keep a full stand of seedlings | |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | nanny; housekeeper | |
| 保全 | bǎo quán | save from damage; preserve; maintain; keep in good repair | |
| 保山 | Bǎo shān | (N) Baoshan (city in Yunnan) | |
| 保山地區 | 保山地区 | Bǎo shān dì qū | (N) Baoshan district (district in Yunnan) |
| 保墒 | bǎo shāng | preservation of soil moisture | |
| 保時捷 | 保时捷 | Bǎo shí jié | Porsche (car company) |
| 保釋 | 保释 | bǎo shì | release on bail; bail |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | (politically) conservative; guard; keep | |
| 保守黨 | 保守党 | bǎo shǒu dǎng | conservative political parties |
| 保守主義 | 保守主义 | bǎo shǒu zhǔ yì | conservatism |
| 保送 | bǎo sòng | recommend (for admission to school) | |
| 保外就醫 | 保外就医 | bǎo wài jiù yī | (of a prisoner) released for medical treatment |
| 保衛 | 保卫 | bǎo wèi | defend; safeguard |
| 保溫 | 保温 | bǎo wēn | heat preservation |
| 保險 | 保险 | bǎo xiǎn | insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to |
| 保險費 | 保险费 | bǎo xiǎn fèi | insurance fee |
| 保險公司 | 保险公司 | bǎo xiǎn gōng sī | insurers; insurance companies |
| 保險解開系統 | 保险解开系统 | bǎo xiǎn jiě kāi xì tǒng | arming system |
| 保險絲 | 保险丝 | bǎo xiǎn sī | fuse |
| 保險箱 | 保险箱 | bǎo xiǎn xiāng | safe deposit box |
| 保修 | bǎo xiū | guarantee to keep in good repair | |
| 保養 | 保养 | bǎo yǎng | take good care of (or conserve) one's health; keep in good repair |
| 保有 | bǎo yǒu | (v) keep; retain | |
| 保佑 | bǎo yòu | bless; protect | |
| 保育 | bǎo yù | child care; child welfare | |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard | |
| 保障監督 | 保障监督 | bǎo zhàng jiān dū | safeguards |
| 保真度 | bǎo zhēn dù | fidelity | |
| 保證 | 保证 | bǎo zhèng | guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge |
| 保證金 | 保证金 | bǎo zhèng jīn | earnest money; cash deposit; bail |
| 保證破壞戰略 | 保证破坏战略 | bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüè | assured destruction strategy |
| 保證人 | 保证人 | bǎo zhèng rén | guarantor; bailor |
| 保重 | bǎo zhòng | take care of oneself |
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