Learn Hardcore Chinese: bǎocún

Usages of bǎocún

她Tā　写完xiěwán　报告bàogào　以后yǐhòu，　马上mǎshàng　上传shàngchuán　了le　文件wénjiàn，　也yě　保存bǎocún　到dào　手机shǒujī　里lǐ　了le。Tā xiěwán bàogào yǐhòu, mǎshàng shàngchuán le wénjiàn, yě bǎocún dào shǒujī lǐ le.

After writing the report, she immediately uploaded the file and also saved it on her phone.

我Wǒ　刚才gāngcái　删除shānchú　了le　一个yíge　文件wénjiàn，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　保存bǎocún　过guo　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　没méi　问题wèntí。Wǒ gāngcái shānchú le yíge wénjiàn, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng bǎocún guo le, suǒyǐ méi wèntí.

I just deleted a file, but I had already saved it, so it’s fine.

请qǐng　保存bǎocún　交易凭证jiāoyìpíngzhèng。qǐng bǎocún jiāoyìpíngzhèng.

Please save the transaction receipt.

解挂jiěguà　以后yǐhòu，　请qǐng　保存bǎocún　交易凭证jiāoyìpíngzhèng，　再zài　看kàn　银行卡yínhángkǎ　的de　有效期yǒuxiàoqī。jiěguà yǐhòu, qǐng bǎocún jiāoyìpíngzhèng, zài kàn yínhángkǎ de yǒuxiàoqī.

After canceling the loss report, save the transaction receipt and check the bank card's validity period.

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