维持

wéi chí · wei chi

Traditional 維持

Meaning

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  1. to keep; to maintain; to preserve

In a sentence

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.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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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Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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