保本

bǎoběn
to break even

CEDICT

to break even; to be not at a loss

Wiktionary

保住本錢，避免受損。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 保 bǎo
  1. to defend; to protect; to keep
  2. to guarantee; to ensure
  3. (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 bǎojiǎ system
2 本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Related entries

保底 bǎodǐ
  1. to break even
  2. to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)
夠本 gòuběn
  1. to break even
  2. to get one's money's worth
收支相抵 shōuzhīxiāngdǐ
  1. to break even
  2. balance between income and expenditure