Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
维持
wéichí
Description
"维持"的意思是让一个情况或状态继续下去，不让它改变或变坏。
"维持" means to keep a situation or state going without letting it change or worsen.
我们常常说维持健康、维持关系或者维持秩序。
We often say 维持健康 (maintain health), 维持关系 (maintain relationships), or 维持秩序 (maintain order).
Meanings
维持wéichí
to keep, maintain, preserve a state
我每天运动，来维持身体健康。
I exercise every day to maintain my health.
维持wéichí
to support, sustain (life, livelihood)
他的工资只够维持生活。
His salary is just enough to support his living.
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Notes
- Etymology
维 (to tie/hold) + 持 (to hold/grasp), together meaning to keep something in place.
- Nuance
维持 stresses keeping the current state unchanged; 保持 is more everyday and neutral.
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