(bǎo chí) - to maintain, to keep, to preserve in Mandarin
bǎochíTraditional: 保持
Translation
to maintain, to keep, to preserve
Word origin
A two-character word: 保 'to protect, to keep' (the person radical 亻beside 呆) plus 持 'to hold' (hand radical 扌 + 寺 sì phonetic). Together 保持 means to maintain or keep.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 保 (protect) + 持 (扌 hand + 寺 sì phonetic)
Stroke order
保
持
Examples
。
Please keep quiet.
良。
You need to maintain good habits.
谊。
They maintained their friendship for many years.
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He keeps the habit of reading every day.
保持 (bǎo chí) means to maintain, keep, or preserve a state or condition. 保 means to protect or keep and 持 means to hold or sustain. It is used for keeping conditions, habits, attitudes, or records: 保持联系 (keep in touch), 保持健康 (maintain health), 保持记录 (hold a record). It implies active effort to sustain something over time, contrasting with passive continuation. Common instruction: 请保持... (please keep...).
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