維持

wéi chí

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

維持 (wéi chí) is a Chinese word meaning “to keep; to maintain; to preserve”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to keep; to maintain; to preserve

Stroke order

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Example

運動可以幫助我們維持健康。

Exercise helps us maintain our health.

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).