维系 (維繫)
wéi xì
Pinyin
Definition
维系 (維繫)
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- to maintain
- to keep up
- to hold together
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
咸与维新
- 1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
- 2 to replace the old with new
- 3 to reform and start afresh
步履维艰
- 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
- 2 to walk with difficulty
举步维艰
- 1 to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
解铃还须系铃人
- 1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
- 2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
进退维谷
- 1 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- 2 trapped
- 3 in an impossible situation