Definition
投保 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to take out an insurance policy' or 'to insure'. The verb 投 and the noun 保 can be separated by a time/aspect marker (e.g., 投了保 'has insured') or by the specific risk (e.g., 投保火险 → 投了火险). When the type of insurance is stated, it can either follow the full word (投保人寿险) or be inserted between the two characters (投人寿险). The pattern 为...投保 is common for specifying the insured party or item.
v.o.
to take out an insurance policyto insure (against a specific risk or for a specific item)
Examples
- 。Wǒ qùnián tóu le huǒ xiǎn.I insured against fire last year.
- 投保。Tā gěi zìjǐ de chē tóu bǎo le.She insured her own car.
- 投保。Hěnduō rén dōu huì wèi fángwū tóu bǎo.Many people will insure their houses.
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