# 保持 (bǎochí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 保持 (bǎochí) means “to keep; to maintain; to hold”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to keep; to maintain; to hold
- Pinyin: bǎochí (bao3 chi2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 在图书馆里请保持安静。
  Zài túshūguǎn lǐ qǐng bǎochí ānjìng.
  Please keep quiet in the library.

## Characters

- [保](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-protect/) (bǎo): to protect; to keep
- [持](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-hold/) (chí): to hold; to maintain

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-chi-keep/

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