保险

• 拼音: bǎo xiǎn
• 汉字拆解: 保 = 亻(person) + 呆 (phonetic), meaning protect; 险 = 阝(hill) + 佥 (all, phonetic), meaning danger

含义

Insurance; safe; secure. As a noun, refers to insurance policies. As an adjective, means reliable or safe.

Very common in modern life: 医疗保险 (health insurance), 汽车保险 (car insurance), 人寿保险 (life insurance). As an adjective, means something is a safe bet or reliable approach.

例句

1. 你买医疗保险了吗？
2. 出门旅行最好买一份旅游保险。
3. 把钱存银行比较保险。

用法指南

语境: finance, safety, everyday

语气: practical

正确说法

• 公司给员工买了社会保险。(The company bought social insurance for its employees.)
• 这样做比较保险。(Doing it this way is safer.)

错误说法

• 这个很保险好吃 (Don't combine 保险 with sensory adjectives — 保险 as an adjective means 'safe/reliable,' not 'certainly.' Say 这个肯定好吃)

起源与历史

Compound of 保 (to protect) and 险 (danger, risk), literally 'protect against risk.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal