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security guard · Preferred written form
Preferred written form The two preferred forms differ by a single character. In Taiwan the standard term is 保全; on the Mainland it is 保安 - both point at “security guard”.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionaries record 保安、保安員 for this concept. The Mainland standard is among them - the difference is which form each side makes the default.
保全 is L5 vocabulary on the TOCFL 华语八千词 list; 保安 is HSK 3 vocabulary on the HSK 3.0 list.
Pair source: LinZi’s curated MOE-vs-HSK comparison table.
| Taiwan · 台灣 | Mainland · 大陆 | |
|---|---|---|
| Written form | 保全 | 保安 |
| Reading | ㄅㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ bǎo quán | bǎo ān ㄅㄠˇ ㄢ |
| Senses | to save from damage; to preserve; to maintain | to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security |
| Syllabus | TOCFL L5 | HSK 3 |
| MOE records | 保安 · 保安員 | |
| Dictionary | entry → | entry → |
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