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title: "Baonuan Meaning: 保暖 (bǎonuǎn) Means “to keep warm”"
description: "保暖 (bǎonuǎn) means “to keep warm”. Hear its tones, see what 保 and 暖 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baonuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 保暖 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

保暖 bǎonuǎn

## to keep warm

## Its characters

1. 保 bǎo to protect
2. 暖 nuǎn warm

## In a sentence

这件外套很保暖。 This coat keeps you very warm.

南方的冬天温度不太低，可是空气很湿，房子也不太**保暖**，家里有时候不到十度。

From [一条线，两种冬天 · Why is there no heating in southern China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-is-there-no-heating-in-southern-china#library-word-219-221)

[More about 保暖](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BF%9D%E6%9A%96)

## More words with 保 or 暖

- [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)
- [保健 bǎojiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baojian)
- [保留 bǎoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoliu)
- [保密 bǎomì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baomi)
- [保姆 bǎomǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baomu)
- [保守 bǎoshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoshou)

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