维持 (維持)
wéi chí
Pinyin

Definition

维持 (維持)
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wéi chí
  1. to keep
  2. to maintain
  3. to preserve

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

坚持
jiān chí
  1. 1 to persevere with
  2. 2 to persist in
  3. 3 to insist on
支持
zhī chí
  1. 1 to be in favor of
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 to stand by
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
主持
zhǔ chí
  1. 1 to take charge of
  2. 2 to manage or direct
  3. 3 to preside over
  4. 4 to uphold
  5. 5 to stand for (justice etc)
  6. 6 to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. 7 (TV) anchor
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve

Idioms (11)

危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè
  1. 1 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝
jiān chí bù yú
  1. 1 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive (idiom)

Sample Sentences

另外，想要远离癌症，维持正常体重，养成运动的习惯才是健康的不二法门。
lìngwài ，xiǎngyào yuǎnlí áizhèng ，wéichí zhèngcháng tǐzhòng ，yǎngchéng yùndòng de xíguàn cáishì jiànkāng de bùèrfǎmén 。
Also, if you want to keep cancer at bay, maintaining a normal body weight and engaging in a regular exercise routine is the best way to go about it.
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节假日旅行的人最多，服务业确实不可少，维持社会基本秩序的组织也同样少不了。
jiéjiàrì lǚxíng de rén zuì duō ，fúwùyè quèshí bù kě shǎo ，wéichí shèhuì jīběn zhìxù de zǔzhī yě tóngyàng shǎobùliǎo 。
Most people travel during festival holidays, so the service industry has to function and maintaining basic social order is equally necessary.
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不过住久了也就习惯了。东京物价高得吓人，我有个亲戚刚到东京的时候一天要打好几份工来维持生活。
bùguò zhù jiǔ le yě jiù xíguàn le 。Dōngjīng wùjià gāo de xiàrén ，wǒ yǒu ge qīnqi gāng dào Dōngjīng de shíhou yī tiān yào dǎ hǎojǐ fèn gōng lái wéichí shēnghuó 。
But if you've lived there a while you get used to it. Things are frighteningly expensive in Tokyo. I have a relative who had to take all kinds of jobs to support himself when he first arrived there.
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我支持你！要维持一个家庭可不是有爱就够了，要是活得没尊严，那日子可得多难过。要有所坚持，不可以放弃。
wǒ zhīchí nǐ ！yào wéichí yī ge jiātíng kě búshi yǒu ài jiù gòu le ，yàoshi huó de méi zūnyán ，nà rìzi kě de duō nánguò 。yào yǒusuǒ jiānchí ，bù kěyǐ fàngqì 。
I support you! Love is really not enough to maintain a household. If you live without any dignity, then you’ll have a tough time of it. You have to have determination, and you can’t give up.
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哎！老哥我是从来不跨年的，绝不掉进这些消费陷阱里，我就一样早睡早起，维持我规律的生活，每天都是新的一天，谁说只有过年才有新希望呢？
āi ！lǎogē wǒ shì cóngláibù kuànián de ，juébù diào jìn zhèxiē xiāofèi xiànjǐng lǐ ，wǒ jiù yīyàng zǎo shuì zǎoqǐ ，wéichí wǒ guīlǜ de shēnghuó ，měitiān dōu shì xīn de yītiān ，shéi shuō zhǐyǒu guònián cái yǒu xīn xīwàng ne ？
Ah! Buddy, I never do anything for new year, I would never fall into this consumerist trap. I just sleep early and get up early as usual, maintaining my daily routine. Every day is a new day, who says that there's only new hope at the start of a new year?
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白宫在9日发布的新闻公告中说：“唐纳德·特朗普总统和沙特王储穆罕默德的对话富有成果。他们磋商了沙特在确保中东稳定、维持对伊朗极限施压和人权问题方面重要性的内容。”
Báigōng zài rì fābù de xīnwén gōnggào zhōng shuō ：“Tángnàdé ·Tèlǎngpǔ zǒngtǒng hé Shātè wángchǔ Mùhǎnmòdé de duìhuà fùyǒu chéngguǒ 。tāmen cuōshāng le Shātè zài quèbǎo Zhōngdōng wěndìng 、wéichí duì Yīlǎng jíxiàn shīyā hé rénquán wèntí fāngmiàn zhòngyàoxìng de nèiróng 。”
The White House said in a press release on the 9th: "The dialogue between President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad was fruitful. They discussed Saudi Arabia's importance in ensuring stability in the Middle East and maintaining pressure on Iran and human rights. ""
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你当我有那个美国时间啊？我也只看得懂两个数字：一是每股盈余，EPS，是不是连着几年成长；再来是他们的ROE也就是股东的权益报酬率是不是维持在百分之十以上。我这可是跟美国股神巴菲特学的呢！
nǐ dāng wǒ yǒunàgeMěiguóshíjiān ā ？wǒ yě zhī kàndedǒng liǎng gè shùzì ：yī shì měigǔyíngyú ，EPS，shìbushì liánzhe jǐnián chéngzhǎng ；zài lái shì tāmen de ROE yějiùshì gǔdōng de quányì bàochou shìbushì wéichí zài bǎifēnzhī shí yǐshàng 。wǒ zhè kě shì gēn Měiguó gǔshén bāfēitè xué de ne ！
Do you really think I have the time for all that? I only really know to look at two figures: the first is to see if earnings per share, or EPS, have grown continuously over several years; then I look to see if the return on equity, or ROE, has remained at above 10 percent. I learned that from the US god of investment, Warren Buffet!
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希望这些小人物真的能立大功，而不只是成就个人。否则还不如维持传统。
xīwàng zhèxiē xiǎorénwù zhēnde néng lì dà gōng ，ér bù zhǐshì chéngjiù gèrén 。fǒuzé hái bùrú wéichí chuántǒng 。
I hope these "nobody's" will actually do great things, rather than benefiting individual gain. Otherwise, it's best to keep to traditions.
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哎呀，现在生意难做啊。现在人力成本年年涨，乱七八糟的税费又多。好歹Y工厂还是个稳定大客户，傍着他们至少能把生意维持下去。
āiyā ，xiànzài shēngyì nán zuò a 。xiànzài rénlìchéngběn niánnián zhǎng ，luànqībāzāo de shuìfèi yòu duō 。hǎodǎi Y gōngchǎng háishì gè wěndìng dà kèhù ，bàng zhe tāmen zhìshǎo néng bǎ shēngyì wéichí xiàqu 。
Come on, nowadays business is difficult. Now labor costs are going up every year, and there are more and more of all these taxes. Besides, Y Factory is still a stable, big client, relying on them, at least we can continue to sustain our business.
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事发地点已经聚集了许多小区居民，小区保安在现场维持秩序。
shìfādìdiǎn yǐjīng jùjí le xǔduō xiǎoqū jūmín ，xiǎoqū bǎoān zài xiànchǎng wéichí zhìxù 。
Many people from the housing compound had already gathered at the crime scene. The compound’s guards were there trying to maintain order.
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