No. 1,552 in Chinese
保险
"Insurance" or "secure/protect."
In a sentence
购买保险能够提供保障。
Purchasing insurance provides protection.
In this sentence, '保险' means 'insurance,' referring to a service or contract providing financial protection.
这个方法看起来比较保险。
This method seems relatively safe.
Here, '保险' is used as an adjective meaning 'safe' or 'secure,' suggesting low risk.
为了保险起见，我们还是再检查一次吧。
To be on the safe side, let's check again.
In this context, '保险' is employed as part of an idiomatic expression indicating caution or precaution.
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