维持

維持

wéichí

verb HSK 4 #2,975

Meanings

1 to keep; to maintain; to preserve
2 to sustain

Characters

to maintain; to preserve

to hold; to sustain

Examples

他很难维持这种生活。

Tā hěn nán wéichí zhè zhǒng shēnghuó.

It's hard for him to maintain this lifestyle.

请维持秩序。

Qǐng wéichí zhìxù.

Please maintain order.

我们要维持友好的关系。

Wǒmen yào wéichí yǒuhǎo de guānxì.

We need to maintain a friendly relationship.

Tips

usage

维持 emphasizes keeping something going that might otherwise stop. 维持生活 = to sustain a living, 维持秩序 = to maintain order. It often implies effort or difficulty.

Stroke Order

维 wéi

持 chí