Definition & Meaning

1.cannot say for sure; be difficult to say

2.be hard to hold/keep; difficult to preserve, protect, defend, etc.

nán bǎo

难 保

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1
v.cannot say for sure; be difficult to say
- nán bǎo tā shuō de jiù shì zhēn huà
  难保他说的就是真话。
  There is no guarantee that he is telling the truth.
- nán bǎo tā bù shēng qì
  难保她不生气。
  Perhaps she'll be angry.
- jīn tiān nán bǎo bù xià yǔ
  今天难保不下雨。
  You can't say for sure that it won't rain today.
synonym
nán shuō难说
2
v.be hard to hold/keep; difficult to preserve, protect, defend, etc.
- tā de xìng mìng nán bǎo le
  她的性命难保了。
  Her life is in danger now.
- wǒ de gōng zuò nán bǎo le
  我的工作难保了。
  I will possibly lose his job.
- tā de dì wèi nán bǎo
  他的地位难保。
  His position is untenable.

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