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Chinese

to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee
to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
 
exist; deposit; store
exist; deposit; store; keep; survive
 
trad. (保存) 保 存
simp. #(保存) 保 存

Pronunciation

Verb

保存

  1. to preserve; to conserve; to keep
    熱衷於保存國粹／热衷于保存国粹  ―  rèzhōng yú bǎocún guócuì  ―  to passionate about preserving the quintessence of Chinese culture
    這本書保存完好。
    这本书保存完好。
    Zhè běn shū bǎocún wánhǎo.
    The book is in good condition.
  2. to save (a file, changes, etc.)
    保存更改  ―  bǎocún gēnggǎi  ―  to save changes

Synonyms

  • (to preserve):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (保存):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保 存
ほ
Grade: 5 		ぞん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

保(ほ)存(ぞん) • (hozon) 

  1. preservation

Verb

保(ほ)存(ぞん)する • (hozon suru) transitive suru (stem 保(ほ)存(ぞん)し (hozon shi), past 保(ほ)存(ぞん)した (hozon shita))

  1. to save, to preserve
    開封後(かいふうご)は冷暗所(れいあんしょ)に保存(ほぞん)してください。
    Kaifūgo wa reiansho ni hozon shite kudasai.
    Store it in a cool, dark place after opening.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "保存する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 保存し ほぞんし hozon shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 保存し ほぞんし hozon shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 保存する ほぞんする hozon suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 保存する ほぞんする hozon suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 保存すれ ほぞんすれ hozon sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 保存せよ¹
保存しろ² 		ほぞんせよ¹
ほぞんしろ² 		hozon seyo¹
hozon shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 保存される ほぞんされる hozon sareru
Causative 保存させる
保存さす 		ほぞんさせる
ほぞんさす 		hozon saseru
hozon sasu
Potential 保存できる ほぞんできる hozon dekiru
Volitional 保存しよう ほぞんしよう hozon shiyō
Negative 保存しない ほぞんしない hozon shinai
Negative continuative 保存せず ほぞんせず hozon sezu
Formal 保存します ほぞんします hozon shimasu
Perfective 保存した ほぞんした hozon shita
Conjunctive 保存して ほぞんして hozon shite
Hypothetical conditional 保存すれば ほぞんすれば hozon sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
保存

Noun

保存 • (bojon) (hangeul 보존)

  1. hanja form? of 보존 (“preservation; conservation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
保存

Verb

保存

  1. chữ Hán form of bảo tồn (“to preserve; to conserve”)
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