# 维持 (wéichí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 维持 (wéichí) means “to maintain; to keep”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to maintain; to keep
- Pinyin: wéichí (wei2 chi2)
- Traditional: 維持
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 警察正在现场维持秩序。
  Jǐngchá zhèngzài xiànchǎng wéichí zhìxù.
  The police are maintaining order at the scene.

## Characters

- 维 (wéi): to preserve; to maintain
- [持](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-hold/) (chí): to hold; to maintain

https://hanziro.com/word/wei-chi-maintain/

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