作保
Chinese
to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make |
to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (作保) | 作 | 保 | |
| simp. #(作保) | 作 | 保 | |
Pronunciation
Verb
作保
- to be (somebody's) guarantor; to stand bail for; to vouch for
- 我到各處，常常遇到這種人，這樣向我求情：「請省裏來的委員作保！」 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1927, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《湖南農民運動考察報告》 (Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Wǒ dào gèchù, chángcháng yù dào zhè zhǒng rén, zhèyàng xiàng wǒ qiúqíng: “Qǐng shěng lǐ lái de wěiyuán zuòbǎo!” [Pinyin]
- Visiting various places, I often came across such people who pleaded with me, “Mr. Committeeman from the provincial capital, please be my sponsor!”
我到各处，常常遇到这种人，这样向我求情：“请省里来的委员作保！” [MSC, simp.]
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