保险
bǎoxiǎn
insurance
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他给汽车买了保险。He bought insurance for his car.
- 为了安全,多带点钱比较保险。For safety, bringing more money is the safer bet.
Collocations
买保险医疗保险保险公司上保险
Mnemonic
保 bǎo "to protect" + 险 xiǎn "danger, risk": protection against risk, i.e. insurance. Also an adjective "safe, dependable" (多带点钱比较保险, safer to bring more money). The 险 is the same as in 危险 (danger) and 冒险 (adventure).
Related
保障保护危险安全
Quick check
What two uses does 保险 have?