保护 保護 bǎo hù to protect / to defend / to safeguard / protection / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 发展 發展 fā zhǎn development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expand syn 保 bǎo to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system syn 辩护 辯護 biàn hù to speak in defense of / to argue in favor of / to defend / to plead syn 成长 成長 chéng zhǎng to mature / to grow / growth syn 防守 fáng shǒu to defend / to protect (against) syn 守卫 守衛 shǒu wèi to guard / to defend syn 维护 維護 wéi hù to defend / to safeguard / to protect / to uphold / to maintain syn 保卫 保衛 bǎo wèi to defend / to safeguard syn 防御 防禦 fáng yù defense / to defend syn 自卫 自衛 zì wèi to defend oneself / self-defense 防护 防護 fáng hù to defend / to protect syn 防卫 防衛 fáng wèi to defend / defensive / defense syn 辩解 辯解 biàn jiě to explain / to justify / to defend (a point of view etc) / to provide an explanation / to try to defend oneself syn 捍卫 捍衛 hàn wèi to defend / to uphold / to safeguard syn 指数 指數 zhǐ shù (numerical, statistical) index / (math.) exponent / index / exponential (function, growth) 发育 發育 fā yù to develop / to mature / growth / development / (sexually) mature syn 肿块 腫塊 zhǒng kuài swelling / growth / tumor / lump syn 自保 zì bǎo to defend oneself / self-defense / self-preservation 卫冕 衛冕 wèi miǎn to defend the crown (in sports championship) syn 出产 出產 chū chǎn to produce (by natural growth, or by manufacture, mining etc) / to yield / to turn out / produce / products syn 荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth / overgrown / grown wild syn 防身 fáng shēn self-protection / to defend oneself syn 答辩 答辯 dá biàn to reply (to an accusation) / to defend one's dissertation syn 驻守 駐守 zhù shǒu (man a post and) defend syn 蝉联 蟬聯 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship syn 申辩 申辯 shēn biàn to defend oneself / to rebut a charge syn 死守 sǐ shǒu to defend one's property to the death / to cling obstinately to old habits / die-hard syn 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 茂密 mào mì dense (of plant growth) / lush syn 猛增 měng zēng sharp increase / rapid growth syn 辩白 辯白 biàn bái to offer an explanation / to plead innocence / to try to defend oneself syn 勃发 勃發 bó fā to sprout up / to flourish / (of war etc) to break out / rapid growth 护短 護短 hù duǎn to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong syn 固守 gù shǒu to strongly defend one's position / to be entrenched / to cling to 年轮 年輪 nián lún annual ring / growth ring 生长激素 生長激素 shēng zhǎng jī sù growth hormone 增殖 zēng zhí growth / increase syn 增幅 zēng fú growth rate / amplification syn 增长率 增長率 zēng zhǎng lǜ growth rate (esp. in economics) syn 分辩 分辯 fēn biàn to explain the facts / to defend against an accusation syn 维权 維權 wéi quán to defend (legal) rights 镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend / (fig.) to stand guard / to protect syn 险要 險要 xiǎn yào strategically situated and easy to defend / strategic location syn 退守 tuì shǒu to retreat and defend / to withdraw and maintain one's guard 涨幅 漲幅 zhǎng fú extent of a rise (in prices etc) / amount of increase / growth (typically expressed as a percentage) syn 增速 zēng sù to speed up / to accelerate / (economics) growth rate syn 应诉 應訴 yìng sù (of a defendant) to respond to a charge / to defend oneself 雨后春笋 雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession syn 卫道 衛道 wèi dào to defend traditional values 经济增长 經濟增長 jīng jì zēng zhǎng economic growth 快速发展 快速發展 kuài sù fā zhǎn rapid growth / rapid expansion 守住 shǒu zhu to hold on to / to defend / to keep / to guard 卫国 衛國 wèi guó to defend one's country 簌簌 sù sù very slight sound / rustling (onom.) / to stream down (of tears) / luxuriant growth (of vegetation) syn 负增长 負增長 fù zēng zhǎng negative growth / economic recession 御寒 禦寒 yù hán to defend against the cold / to keep warm 经济增长率 經濟增長率 jīng jì zēng zhǎng lǜ economic growth rate 人口增长 人口增長 rén kǒu zēng zhǎng population growth 生长因子 生長因子 shēng zhǎng yīn zǐ growth 草莽 cǎo mǎng a rank growth of grass / uncultivated land / wilderness syn 生长素 生長素 shēng zhǎng sù auxin (plant growth hormone) 霉病 méi bìng mildew / fungal growth 守业 守業 shǒu yè to preserve one's heritage / to defend the accomplishments of previous generations / to carry on the good work / to keep one's business going 守御 守禦 shǒu yù to defend 守 shǒu to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining syn 防 fáng to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent syn 菲 fēi luxuriant (plant growth) / rich with fragrance / phenanthrene C14H10 syn 卫 衛 wèi to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet syn 茬 chá stubble (crop residue) / stubble (hair growth) / classifier for a batch of sth produced during a particular cycle: a crop / sth just said or mentioned syn 御 禦 yù (bound form) to defend / to resist syn 蓼 lù luxuriant growth 莽 mǎng (bound form) dense growth of grass / (literary) vast / boundless / (bound form) boorish / reckless 荟 薈 huì to flourish / luxuriant growth 捍 hàn to ward off (a blow) / to withstand / to defend syn 次生林 cì shēng lín secondary growth of forest syn 形成层 形成層 xíng chéng céng vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood) 茁 zhuó to display vigorous, new growth / to sprout 芊 qiān green / luxuriant growth 苒 rǎn luxuriant growth / passing (of time) 茀 fú luxuriant growth 蒨 qiàn luxuriant growth 保家卫国 保家衛國 bǎo jiā wèi guó guard home, defend the country (idiom) / national defense 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius) / to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection 长势 長勢 zhǎng shì how well a crop (or plant) is growing / growth syn 刺激素 cì jī sù growth hormone 薾 ěr luxuriant growth of flower 芃 péng luxuriant growth 守土有责 守土有責 shǒu tǔ yǒu zé duty to defend the country (idiom) 自身难保 自身難保 zì shēn nán bǎo powerless to defend oneself (idiom) / helpless 篟 qiàn luxuriant growth of bamboo 文印马菲增长区 文印馬菲增長區 wén yìn mǎ fěi zēng zhǎng qū Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area / East ASEAN Growth Area 东盟东部增长区 東盟東部增長區 dōng méng dōng bù zēng zhǎng qū Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area / East ASEAN Growth Area 保卫祖国 保衛祖國 bǎo wèi zǔ guó to defend one's country 套期保值 tào qī bǎo zhí to hedge (one's bets) / to defend against risk 屯戍 tún shù to garrison / to defend (a frontier) / soldier garrisoned at a frontier 衞 wèi variant of 衛|卫[wei4] / to guard / to defend 护国战 護國戰 hù guó zhàn National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] as emperor 护国战争 護國戰爭 hù guó zhàn zhēng National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] as emperor 