保持

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Chinese

 
to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee
to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
 
to grasp; to hold; support
to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
trad. (保持)
simp. #(保持)

Pronunciation


Verb

保持

  1. to keep; to maintain; to preserve; to remain; to stay; to exercise
    保持清潔保持清洁  ―  bǎochí qīngjié  ―  to keep clean
    保持緘默保持缄默  ―  bǎochí jiānmò  ―  to remain silent
    保持安靜保持安静  ―  bǎochí ānjìng  ―  to keep quiet
    保持暢通保持畅通  ―  bǎochí chàngtōng  ―  to keep clear
    ……保持警惕……保持警惕  ―  duì...... bǎochí jǐngtì  ―  to remain vigilant against something
    保持克制  ―  bǎochí kèzhì  ―  to exercise restraint
    保持微笑  ―  bǎochí wēixiào  ―  to keep smiling
    保持強勁增長保持强劲增长  ―  bǎochí qiángjìng de zēngzhǎng  ―  to maintain robust growth
    畢業仍然同學保持聯繫 [MSC, trad.]
    毕业仍然同学保持联系 [MSC, simp.]
    Bìyè hòu, tā réngrán yǔ tóngxué bǎochí liánxì.
    He still keeps in touch with his classmates after graduation.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

()() (hojiほぢ (fodi)?

  1. keeping, holding, conservation, retention
  2. maintenance

Verb

()()する (hoji suruほぢ (fodi)?suru (stem ()() (hoji shi), past ()()した (hoji shita))

  1. keep, hold, conserve
  2. maintain

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Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

保持 (boji) (hangeul 보지)

  1. Hanja form? of 보지 (preservation).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

保持

  1. chữ Hán form of bảo trì (to preserve).