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保持

bǎo chí

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

保持 (bǎo chí) means "to maintain (a state/condition)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 保持 means

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

The characters in 保持

• 保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure…
• 持chíto hold; to grasp; to support

Example sentences

• 保持安静
  Bǎochí ānjìng
  Keep it quiet.
• 保持警惕。
  Bǎochí jǐngtì.
  Stay sharp.
• 保持安静！
  Keep quiet.
• 保持微笑。
  Keep on smiling.
• 保持联络！
  Keep in touch!
• 保持冷静。
  Stay calm.

Words starting with 保持

• 保持器bǎo chí qì(orthodontics) retainer

Words containing 保持

• 水土保持shuǐ tǔ bǎo chísoil conservation

Where 保持 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Value, Wealth & Preservation (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read bǎo chí correctly.
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