保持

bǎo chí

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Verb

保持 (bǎo chí) is a Chinese word meaning “to keep”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to keep
  2. to maintain
  3. to hold
  4. to preserve

Stroke order

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Example

請保持安靜。

Please keep quiet.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).