| 1 | 保证 | 保證 | bǎo zhèng | bao3 zheng4 | guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 保持 | 保持 | bǎo chí | bao3 chi2 | to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve | | |
| 3 | 保存 | 保存 | bǎo cún | bao3 cun2 | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing) | | |
| 4 | 保留 | 保留 | bǎo liú | bao3 liu2 | to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later | | |
| 5 | 保障 | 保障 | bǎo zhàng | bao3 zhang4 | to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard | | |
| 6 | 保卫 | 保衛 | bǎo wèi | bao3 wei4 | to defend; to safeguard | | |
| 7 | 保 | 保 | bǎo | bao3 | to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old); Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 | | |
| 8 | 保险 | 保險 | bǎo xiǎn | bao3 xian3 | insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; Classifiers: 份 | | |
| 9 | 保守 | 保守 | bǎo shǒu | bao3 shou3 | conservative; to guard; to keep | | |
| 10 | 保管 | 保管 | bǎo guǎn | bao3 guan3 | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator | | |
| 11 | 保密 | 保密 | bǎo mì | bao3 mi4 | to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy | | |
| 12 | 保住 | 保住 | bǎo zhù | bao3 zhu4 | to preserve; to save | | |
| 13 | 保定 | 保定 | bǎo dìng | Bao3 ding4 | Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei | | |
| 14 | 保健 | 保健 | bǎo jiàn | bao3 jian4 | health protection; health care; to maintain in good health | | |
| 15 | 保养 | 保養 | bǎo yǎng | bao3 yang3 | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance | | |
| 16 | 保加利亚 | 保加利亞 | bǎo jiā lì yà | Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 | Bulgaria | | |
| 17 | 保姆 | 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | bao3 mu3 | variant of 保姆 ; nanny; housekeeper | | |
| 18 | 保险灯 | 保險燈 | bǎo xiǎn dēng | bao3 xian3 deng1 | kerosene lamp | | |
| 19 | 保温瓶 | 保溫瓶 | bǎo wēn píng | bao3 wen1 ping2 | thermos | | |
| 20 | 保甲 | 保甲 | bǎo jiǎ | bao3 jia3 | historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲 and jia are grouped in bao 保 | | |
| 21 | 保驾护航 | 保駕護航 | bǎo jià hù háng | bao3 jia4 hu4 hang2 | (idiom) to safeguard (sth); to protect (sth) | | |
| 22 | 保准 | 保准 | bǎo zhǔn | bao3 zhun3 | to guarantee; reliable; for sure; variant of 保准 | | |
| 23 | 保不齐 | 保不齊 | bǎo bu qí | bao3 bu5 qi2 | more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards | | |
| 24 | 保不定 | 保不定 | bǎo bù dìng | bao3 bu4 ding4 | more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards | | |
| 25 | 保安团 | 保安團 | bǎo ān tuán | bao3 an1 tuan2 | peace keeping group | | |