| 保护 | bǎo hù | to protect / to defend / to safeguard / protection / CL:種|种[zhong3] |   |
| 维护 | wéi hù | to defend / to safeguard / to protect / to uphold / to maintain | |
| 预防 | yù fáng | to prevent / to take precautions against / to protect / to guard against / precautionary / prophylactic | |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | to defend / to protect (against) | |
| 守护 | shǒu hù | to guard / to protect | |
| 防护 | fáng hù | to defend / to protect | |
| 护卫 | hù wèi | to guard / to protect / bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) | |
| 庇护 | bì hù | to shelter / to protect / to provide refuge / (law) asylum | |
| 护着 | hù zhe | to protect / to guard / to shield | |
| 镇守 | zhèn shǒu | (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend / (fig.) to stand guard / to protect | |
| 保育 | bǎo yù | to look after (children) / childcare / to protect (wildlife, cultural heritage etc) / conservation | |
| 庇佑 | bì yòu | to bless / to protect / protection (esp. divine) | |
| 保 |  bǎo | to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system | |
| 卫护 | wèi hù | to guard / to protect | |
| 护 | hù | to protect | |
| 防 | fáng | to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent | |
| 卫 | wèi | to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet | |
| 罩 | zhào | to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it | |
| 佑 | yòu | (bound form) to bless / to protect | |
| 庇 | bì | to protect / cover / shelter / hide or harbor | |
| 颐 | yí | (literary) chin / jaw / (literary) to foster / to nurture / to protect | |
| 腓 | féi | calf of leg / decay / protect | |
| 祐 | yòu | (of divinity) to bless / to protect | |
| 妪 | yù | old woman / to brood over / to protect | |
| 庇祐 | bì yòu | to bless / to protect / protection (esp. divine) / also written 庇佑[bi4 you4] | |
| 保驾护航 | bǎo jià hù háng | (idiom) to safeguard (sth) / to protect (sth) | |
| 护佑 | hù yòu | to bless and protect / to protect | |
| 维修 | wéi xiū | maintenance (of equipment) / to protect and maintain | |
| 加密 | jiā mì | to encrypt / encryption / to protect with a password | |
| 护理 | hù lǐ | to nurse / to tend and protect | |
| 防火 | fáng huǒ | to protect against fire | |
| 爱护 | ài hù | to cherish / to treasure / to take care of / to love and protect | |
| 保佑 | bǎo yòu | to bless and protect / blessing | |
| 护法 | hù fǎ | to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) | |
| 养眼 | yǎng yǎn | visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes | |
| 防毒 | fáng dú | to protect against poisonous substances, narcotics or computer viruses | |
| 免受 | miǎn shòu | to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment | |
| 难保 | nán bǎo | hard to say / can't guarantee / difficult to protect / difficult to preserve | |
| 防风 | fáng fēng | to protect from wind / fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM | |
| 防灾 | fáng zāi | disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters | |
| 红客 | hóng kè | "honker", Chinese hacker motivated by patriotism, using one's skills to protect domestic networks and work in national interest | |
| 坐月子 | zuò yuè zi | to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind" | |
| 围护 | wéi hù | to protect from all sides | |
| 拖链 | tuō liàn | cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine) / tow chain | |
| 拱卫 | gǒng wèi | to surround and protect | |
| 挡雨 | dǎng yǔ | to protect from the rain | |
| 保苗 | bǎo miáo | to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop | |
| 押 | yā | to mortgage / to pawn / to detain in custody / to escort and protect / (literary) to sign | |
| 力保 | lì bǎo | to seek to protect / to ensure / to maintain / to guard | |
| 驳岸 | bó àn | a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment / revetment | |
| 偏护 | piān hù | to protect a croney / to give unprincipled support | |
| 守土 | shǒu tǔ | to guard one's territory / to protect the country | |
| 舍车保帅 | shě jū bǎo shuài | rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess) / fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling / to pass the buck | |
| 放焰口 | fàng yàn kǒu | to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit) | |
| 符板 | fú bǎn | a charm to protect against evil spirits | |
| 钟罩 | zhōng zhào | bell jar / dome (used to enclose or protect sth) | |
| 头兜 | tóu dōu | helmet / chain mail hung from head to protect neck | |
| 保护记者委员会 | bǎo hù jì zhě wěi yuán huì | Committee to Protect Journalists | |
| 保护首都非穆斯林权利委员会 | | Commission to Protect the Rights of Non-Muslims in the Capital | |
| 保护地球行动运动 | | Campaigns for Action to Protect the Earth | |
| 保护责任问题特别顾问 | | Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect | |
| 全球保护责任中心 | | Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect | |
| 巴黎承诺 | bā lí chéng nuò | Paris Commitments to protect children unlawfully recruited or used by armed forces or armed groups / Paris Commitments | |
| 保护人权维护者原则框架 | bǎo hù rén quán wéi hù zhě yuán zé kuàng jià | framework of principles to protect human rights defenders | |
| 保护的责任 | | responsibility to protect | |
| 保祐 | bǎo yòu | to bless and protect / blessing / also written 保佑[bao3 you4] | |
| 约翰・拉贝 | Yuē hàn · Lā bèi | John Rabe (1882-1950), German who helped protect Chinese during the Nanking massacre period | |
| 扳指 | bān zhǐ | ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring) | |
| 约翰·拉贝 | Yuē hàn · Lā bèi | John Rabe (1882-1950), German who helped protect Chinese during the Nanking massacre period | |
| 涂白剂 | tú bái jì | a white paint applied to tree trunks to protect the trees from insect damage etc | |
