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bảo lưu

Pronunciation Northern /ɓa̰ːw˧˩˧ liw˧˧/ Central /ɓaːw˧˩˨ lɨw˧˥/ Southern /ɓaːw˨˩˦ lɨw˧˧/
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defer studies
Verb
defer studies

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
defer studies School Life & EducationTheme

The act of officially pausing one's academic studies for a period, with the intention of returning and resuming them later.

vi Anh ấy quyết định bảo lưu kết quả học tập để đi làm.

en He decided to defer his studies to go to work.

Parts
bảo / lưu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 保留 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 保留

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
保留
Candidates by syllable
bảo 保 lưu 流(留 / 硫 / 琉 / 畱)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
bảo vệ / bảo tàng / bảo trì / viện bảo tàng …
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