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保持
bǎochí
1. to keep
2. to maintain
3. to hold
4. to preserve
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

保
bǎo
to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
HSK 4 9 丶
持
chí
to hold, to support, to sustain
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (4)

保持克制
bǎochíkèzhì
to exercise restraint
保持原貌
bǎochíyuánmào
to preserve the original form
保持联系
bǎochíliánxì
to keep in touch
水土保持
shuǐtǔbǎochí
soil conservation

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
893 of 84,292