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title: "Baojian Meaning: 保健 (bǎojiàn) Means “health care”"
description: "保健 (bǎojiàn) means “health care; health protection”. Hear its tones, see what 保 and 健 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baojian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 保健 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

保健 bǎojiàn

## health care; health protection

## Its characters

1. 保 bǎo to protect
2. 健 jiàn healthy

## In a sentence

老人要多注意身体保健。 Elderly people should pay more attention to their health care.

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## More words with 保 or 健

- [保安 bǎo’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoan)
- [保持 bǎochí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baochi)
- [保存 bǎocún](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baocun)
- [保管 bǎoguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoguan)
- [保护 bǎohù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baohu)
- [保留 bǎoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoliu)
- [保密 bǎomì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baomi)
- [保姆 bǎomǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baomu)
- [保暖 bǎonuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baonuan)
- [保守 bǎoshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoshou)

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