Chinese

保持

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɻ̩³⁵/
to keep; to maintain; to preserve; to remain; to stay; to exercise
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese保 “to raise; to rear”
    • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • ideaChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”
  • characterChinese持 “to hold; to grasp”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese寺 “government court; office (before the Han dynasty)”
      • soundChinese之 “to go”
        • ideaChinese止 “foot”
        • ideaChinese一 “one”
      • meaningChinese又 “again; once more”

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