自zi6保bou2

English

1. to defend oneself
2. self-defense
3. self-preservation
4. to secure one's own interests or safetyunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 保住自己嘅利益或者安全unreviewed?

Examples

• 我来自保加利亚。

  I'm from Bulgaria.

  Tatoeba · iiujik CC BY

• 那是我们在枪林弹雨中自保的唯一方法。

  That was the only way we could defend ourselves against all this terrible shooting.

  Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

• unreviewed?

  亂世動蕩，人人自保求存。

  In the chaotic era, people protected themselves for their own survival.