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保持

bǎo chí · bao chi

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HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to keep
  2. to maintain
  3. to hold
  4. to preserve
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In the library

  1. Dengdeng

    小声(xiǎoshēng)点(diǎn)，图书馆(túshūguǎn)要(yào)保持(bǎochí)安静(ānjìng)。

    Keep your voice down. A library has to stay quiet.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)保持(bǎochí)安静(ānjìng)。

    OK. I will keep quiet.

  3. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)手机(shǒujī)响(xiǎng)了(le)！

    Your phone is ringing!

  4. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)！它(tā)一整天(yīzhěngtiān)都(dōu)很(hěn)安静(ānjìng)，怎么(zěnme)现在(xiànzài)响(xiǎng)了(le)？

    Sorry! It was quiet all day. Why is it ringing now?

  5. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)出去(chūqù)接(jiē)电话(diànhuà)，回来(huílai)继续(jìxù)保持(bǎochí)安静(ānjìng)！

    Go answer it outside, then come back and keep quiet!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)保(bǎo)持(chí)家(jiā)庭(tíng)传(chuán)统(tǒng)。

We must keep up the family traditions.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

希(xī)望(wàng)我(wǒ)们(men)都(dōu)能(néng)保(bǎo)持(chí)健(jiàn)康(kāng)。

Hopefully, we can all stay healthy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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保
bǎo

to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure

持
chí

to hold; to grasp

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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