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What does 保姆 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

保姆 bǎomǔ

nanny; housekeeper

It can also mean

  • (slang) step-by-step; for beginners (as in 保姆级)

Its characters

  1. 保 bǎo to protect
  2. 姆 mǔ nanny (as in 保姆)

In a sentence

他们家请了一个保姆照顾孩子。 Their family hired a nanny to look after the kids.

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