维持

维持 wéichí in a sentence

Maintain (support)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

维持 (wéichí) means Maintain (support). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他靠打零工 维持 生活。

Tā kào dǎ línggōng wéichí shēnghuó.

He supports himself with odd jobs.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 维持

请大家 维持 一下秩序。

Qǐng dàjiā wéichí yíxià zhìxù.

Please everyone help keep order.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 维持

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How is 维持 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 维持 (wéichí, "Maintain (support)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 维持 an HSK word?

Yes — 维持 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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