HSK 5 vocabulary › 保持
保持
保持 in English: to keep; to maintain
bǎo chí
to keep; to maintain
How to pronounce 保持
bǎo chí (without tone marks: bao chi). bǎo is a third (low, dipping) tone; chí is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 保持
保 bǎo
to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system
to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system
持 chí
to hold; to grasp; to support
to hold; to grasp; to support
Related words
| 保护 | bǎo hù | to protect; to defend | HSK 4 |
| 保证 | bǎo zhèng | guarantee; to guarantee | HSK 4 |
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with; to persist in | HSK 4 |
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support | HSK 4 |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve; to preserve | HSK 5 |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep; to retain | HSK 5 |
| 保险 | bǎo xiǎn | insurance; to insure | HSK 5 |
| 持续 | chí xù | to continue; to persist | HSK 5 |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of; to manage or direct | HSK 5 |
| 保管 | bǎo guǎn | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care | HSK 6 |