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保守
bǎo shǒu
Meaning
- conservative
- to guard
Definition
形容思想、行为等守旧，不愿接受新事物；也指维护原有状态，不冒进；或指保持、守护（如保守秘密）。
Conservative; to guard; to keep; describing someone who is resistant to change or new ideas, or to maintain something (e.g., a secret).
Usage
可作形容词，修饰人或事物，如‘保守思想’、‘保守派’；也可作动词，如‘保守秘密’。
Can be used as an adjective to modify people or things, e.g., 'conservative thinking', 'conservative faction'; also as a verb, e.g., 'to keep a secret'.
Examples
- 1 他的思想很保守，总是反对新事物。 (His thinking is very conservative; he always opposes new things.)
- 2 这家公司采取保守的经营策略，避免风险。 (This company adopts a conservative business strategy to avoid risks.)
- 3 请保守这个秘密，不要告诉别人。 (Please keep this secret; do not tell others.)
- 4 在穿着方面，她比较保守，从不穿短裙。 (In terms of dressing, she is relatively conservative and never wears short skirts.)
- 5 这种保守的做法已经跟不上时代了。 (This conservative approach is already outdated.)
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