维持
Pinyin: wéichí
to keep; to maintain; to preserve
Example sentence
和一个只说"是"与"否"的人维持一段对话是很难的。
Hé yī gè zhǐ shuō "shì " yǔ "fǒu " de rén wéichí yī duàn duìhuà shì hěn nán de.
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".
What 维持 means
维持 (wéichí) is a Chinese word meaning “to keep; to maintain; to preserve”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.
More HSK 5 words
HSK 5
哎
āi
hey!
哎呀
āiyā
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
唉
ài
alas; oh dear
爱护
àihù
to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
安
ān
(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; to install; to fix; to fit
安全带
ānquándài
seat belt; safety belt
安慰
ānwèi
to comfort; to console
安装
ānzhuāng
to install; to erect; to fix; to mount
暗
àn
dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant
熬夜
áoyè
to stay up late or all night
把握
bǎwò
to grasp (also fig.); assurance; to seize; to hold
白
bái
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])