维持
wéichíTraditional 維持
to maintain; to keep; to preserve
Every meaning
wéichí
- to maintain; to keep; to preserve
In the Library
关系建立以后，还需要维持，所以每到节日，很多人会给老朋友打电话问候一下，或者送些小礼物。
考场附近的工地停止施工，汽车经过学校门口不能鸣笛，警察在考场周围维持秩序。
高考是什么？ · What is the gaokao? · HSK 5
Its characters
- 维wéito maintain; to safeguard (as in 维护)
- 持chíto hold; to grasp (as in 手持)
Words with 维
Words with 持
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).