维持(wéi chí): to keep
to keep
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 维持 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
食物是维持生命所必需的。
shí wù shì wéi chí shēng mìng suǒ bì xū de
Food is necessary to maintain life.
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