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Jyutping bou2 lau4
Pinyin bǎo liú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to keep
  2. to retain
  3. to have reservations (about sth)
  4. to hold back (from saying sth)
  5. to put aside for later
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    繼續​擁有
    to retain; to keep; to reserve
    • 雖然間餐廳最近先裝修過,但係仍然保留住一種典雅嘅感覺。
      虽然间餐厅最近先装修过,但系仍然保留住一种典雅嘅感觉。
      seoi1 jin4 gaan1 caan1 teng1 zeoi3 gan6 sin1 zong1 sau1 gwo3, daan6 hai6 jing4 jin4 bou2 lau4 zyu6 jat1 zung2 din2 ngaa5 ge3 gam2 gok3.
      Although the restaurant was renovated recently, it still retains a classic feel.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, transitive
    to retain; to keep; to preserve; to hold back
    • 員工保留
      员工保留
      yuán gōng bǎo liú
      employee retention
  2. verb, transitive
    to reserve
    • 保留意見
      保留意见
      bǎo liú yì jiàn
      to reserve an opinion (i.e. to have reservations)
    • 賣肉的師傅毫不保留地講解讓刀飛快起來的磨刀妙招。
      卖肉的师傅毫不保留地讲解让刀飞快起来的磨刀妙招。
      mài ròu de shī fù háo bù bǎo liú de jiǎng jiě ràng dāo fēi kuài qǐ lái de mó dāo miào zhāo .
      The butcher explained without reservation how to sharpen a knife.
    • 保留權利
      保留权利
      bǎo liú quán lì
      to reserve a right
  3. verb, transitive
    to maintain (an original state)
  4. verb, transitive
    to defer for future discussion
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #21
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    保留原状地离开房间。
    保留原狀地離開房間。
    bǎo liú yuán zhuàng dì lí kāi fáng jiān 。
    • Leave the room as it is.
  2. Mandarin
    你可以帮我保留这个座位吗?
    你可以幫我保留這個座位嗎?
    nǐ kě yǐ bāng wǒ bǎo liú zhè ge zuò wèi ma ?
    • Can you save this seat for me?
  3. Mandarin
    你可以把这个保留给自己。
    你可以把這個保留給自己。
    nǐ kě yǐ bǎ zhè ge bǎo liú gěi zì jǐ 。
    • You can keep this one for yourself.
  4. Mandarin
    Garvey毫无保留地宣扬种族主义。
    Garvey毫無保留地宣揚種族主義。
    garu:ey háo wú bǎo liú dì xuān yáng zhǒng zú zhǔ yì 。
    • Garvey speaks up for racial pride.
  5. Mandarin
    我始终对你毫无保留。
    我始終對你毫無保留。
    wǒ shǐ zhōng duì nǐ háo wú bǎo liú 。
    • I've never kept anything from you.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我对呢个问题有啲保留。
    我對呢個問題有啲保留。
    ngo5 deoi3 ni1 go3 man6 tai4 jau5 di1 bou2 lau4.
    • Regarding this question, I have reservations.
  2. Cantonese
    虽然间餐厅最近先装修过,但系仍然保留住一种典雅嘅感觉。
    雖然間餐廳最近先裝修過,但係仍然保留住一種典雅嘅感覺。
    seoi1 jin4 gaan1 caan1 teng1 zeoi3 gan6 sin1 zong1 sau1 gwo3, daan6 hai6 jing4 jin4 bou2 lau4 zyu6 jat1 zung2 din2 ngaa5 ge3 gam2 gok3.
    • Although the restaurant was renovated recently, it still retains a classic feel.
  3. Cantonese
    我旗帜鲜明、斩钉截铁、毫无保留噉反对呢份所谓嘅政改方案。
    我旗幟鮮明、斬釘截鐵、毫無保留噉反對呢份所謂嘅政改方案。
    ngo5 kei4 ci3 sin1 ming4, zaam2 deng1 zit3 tit3, hou4 mou4 bou2 lau4 gam2 faan2 deoi3 ni1 fan6 so2 wai6 ge3 zing3 goi2 fong1 on3.
    • I oppose this so-called constitutional reform package unequivocally, resolutely and without reservations.
  4. Cantonese
    有所保留
    有所保留
    jau5 so2 bou2 lau4
    • to reserve (to some extent)
  5. Cantonese
    佢因病休学一年,但系保留学籍。
    佢因病休學一年,但係保留學籍。
    keoi5 jan1 beng6 jau1 hok6 jat1 nin4, daan6 hai6 bou2 lau4 hok6 zik6.
    • He had to suspend his studies for a year because of illness, but he remained registered at the school.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    保留意见
    保留意見
    bǎo liú yì jiàn
    • to reserve an opinion (i.e. to have reservations)
  2. Mandarin
    卖肉的师傅毫不保留地讲解让刀飞快起来的磨刀妙招。
    賣肉的師傅毫不保留地講解讓刀飛快起來的磨刀妙招。
    mài ròu de shī fù háo bù bǎo liú de jiǎng jiě ràng dāo fēi kuài qǐ lái de mó dāo miào zhāo .
    • The butcher explained without reservation how to sharpen a knife.
  3. Mandarin
    员工保留
    員工保留
    yuán gōng bǎo liú
    • employee retention
  4. Mandarin
    保留权利
    保留權利
    bǎo liú quán lì
    • to reserve a right
  5. Mandarin
    刑事法典整理现行的成文法,又将司法裁决中所定下的普通法加入其中。它可以是一套完整的法律,可完全取代以前存在的法律,亦可以是局部的,仍然保留某些先前经已存在的规则。
    刑事法典整理現行的成文法,又將司法裁決中所定下的普通法加入其中。它可以是一套完整的法律,可完全取代以前存在的法律,亦可以是局部的,仍然保留某些先前經已存在的規則。
    xíng shì fǎ diǎn zhěng lǐ xiàn xíng de chéng wén fǎ , yòu jiāng sī fǎ cái jué zhōng suǒ dìng xià de pǔ tōng fǎ jiā rù qí zhōng . tā kě yǐ shì yī tào wán zhěng de fǎ lǜ , kě wán quán qǔ dài yǐ qián cún zài de fǎ lǜ , yì kě yǐ shì jú bù de , réng rán bǎo liú mǒu xiē xiān qián jīng yǐ cún zài de guī zé .
    • A criminal code consolidates existing statute law and incorporates into it the common law as laid down in judicial decisions. The code may be a complete body of law that purports to replace entirely the preexisting law or it may be partial to the extent that certain pre-existing rules remain.