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维持

wéi chí · wei chi

Traditional 維持

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to keep; to maintain; to preserve
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Keeping order

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)学校(xuéxiào)有(yǒu)活动(huódòng)，老师(lǎoshī)让(ràng)我(wǒ)维持(wéichí)秩序(zhìxù)。

    There is an event at school today. The teacher asked me to keep order.

  2. Dengdeng

    维持(wéichí)秩序(zhìxù)？就是(jiùshì)让(ràng)大家(dàjiā)排好队(páihǎoduì)吧(ba)？

    Keep order? You mean get everyone in line?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，一开始(yīkāishǐ)很(hěn)难(nán)维持(wéichí)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)抢(qiǎng)位子(wèizi)。

    Yes. At first it was hard to keep. Everyone was fighting for spots.

  4. Dengdeng

    后来(hòulái)呢(ne)？

    What happened then?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)排好队(páihǎoduì)的(de)人(rén)先(xiān)拿(ná)饼干(bǐnggān)，结果(jiéguǒ)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)拿(ná)了(le)三块(sānkuài)。

    I said people in line get biscuits first, and I took three myself.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)这是(zhèshì)在(zài)维持(wéichí)秩序(zhìxù)，还是(háishi)在(zài)抢(qiǎng)饼干(bǐnggān)？

    Is that keeping order or grabbing biscuits?

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2 examples
01

发(fā)生(shēng)旱(hàn)灾(zāi)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，农(nóng)民(mín)很(hěn)难(nán)维(wéi)持(chí)生(shēng)计(jì)。

During droughts, farmers are barely able to eke out a living.

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02

许(xǔ)多(duō)网(wǎng)站(zhàn)都(dōu)是(shì)靠(kào)广(guǎng)告(gào)收(shōu)入(rù)来(lái)维(wéi)持(chí)的(de)。

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