HSK 6 · Society

保障 bǎozhàng “to ensure” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 保障 means

  1. to ensure
  2. to guarantee
  3. safeguard

How to say 保障

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale保bǎo3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale障zhàng4th tone, falling

保障 in a sentence

  1. 平等是由宪法保障的。

    Píngděng shì yóu xiànfǎ bǎozhàng de.

    Equality is guaranteed by the constitution.

    Sentence #397099 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 保障 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 保 (bǎo) with each of its parts in a different colour
保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 呆dull · dāiSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 呆 (dāi) hints at the sound. Compare it with bǎo.

The character 障 (zhàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
障zhàngto block
  • 阝placeMeaning part
  • 章chapter · zhāngSound part

阝 hints at the meaning (place); 章 (zhāng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhàng.

How to write 保障

保 9 strokes · 障 13 strokes

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保障 (bǎozhàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 保障 (bǎozhàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 保障

Words with 保

保证bǎozhèng · guarantee保护bǎohù · to protect保留bǎoliú · to keep保持bǎochí · to keep保存bǎocún · to conserve保险bǎoxiǎn · insurance保养bǎoyǎng · to take care of (one’s health)保重bǎozhòng · to take care of oneself保密bǎomì · to keep something secret保管bǎoguǎn · to look after

Words with 障

故障gùzhàng · fault屏障píngzhàng · barrier障碍zhàng'ài · obstacle

More words: Society & Law

包庇bāobì · to shield (wrongdoing)报警bàojǐng · to call the police暴力bàolì · violence保卫bǎowèi · to defend被告bèigào · defendant辩护biànhù · to defend表决biǎojué · to vote表彰biǎozhāng · to commend

FAQs

保障 (bǎozhàng) means “to ensure” or “to guarantee”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it bǎozhàng: bǎo with a 3rd tone, then zhàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 保障 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type baozhang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 保障 from the suggestions. Typing baozhang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
保障 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.