保证 (bǎo zhèng) — guarantee in Mandarin
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#621 most common word · HSK 4 · CEFR B1
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
保证 is pronounced bǎo zhèng. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Wǒ bǎo zhèng zhè ge chǎn pǐn de zhì liàng.
I guarantee the quality of this product.
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What does 保证 mean?+
保证 (bǎo zhèng) means "guarantee" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 保证?+
保证 is pronounced bǎo zhèng. It uses the tone 3 (rising/dipping), then the tone 4 (falling). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 保证 in Mandarin?+
保证 is the #621 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
Where 保证 fits
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