保持 (bǎochí) means Maintains. Below are 24 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
他一直 保持 着这个习惯。
Tā yìzhí bǎochí zhe zhège xíguàn.
He has kept up this habit all along.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 保持
请 保持 环境清洁。
Qǐng bǎochí huánjìng qīngjié.
Please keep the area clean.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清洁
我们一直 保持 联系。
Wǒmen yìzhí bǎochí liánxì.
We have kept in touch all along.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 联系
运动让人 保持 活力。
Yùndòng ràng rén bǎochí huólì.
Exercise keeps a person full of energy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 活力
这个纪录 保持 了十年。
Zhège jìlù bǎochí le shí nián.
This record stood for ten years.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 纪录
请 保持 消防通道畅通。
Qǐng bǎochí xiāofáng tōngdào chàngtōng.
Please keep the fire escape route clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 畅通
保持 口腔清洁很重要。
Bǎochí kǒuqiāng qīngjié hěn zhòngyào.
Keeping the mouth clean is important.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 口腔
房间要 保持 空气流通。
Fángjiān yào bǎochí kōngqì liútōng.
The room needs to keep the air circulating.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 流通
地震的时候要 保持 冷静。
Dìzhèn de shíhou yào bǎochí lěngjìng.
You must stay calm during an earthquake.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 地震
运动让她 保持 了好身材。
Yùndòng ràng tā bǎochí le hǎo shēncái.
Exercise has kept her in good shape.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 身材
输了比赛也要 保持 风度。
Shū le bǐsài yě yào bǎochí fēngdù.
Even losing a match, one should keep one's dignity.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 风度
对陌生来电要 保持 警惕。
Duì mòshēng láidiàn yào bǎochí jǐngtì.
Stay alert to calls from unknown numbers.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 警惕
保持 平和的心态很重要。
Bǎochí pínghé de xīntài hěn zhòngyào.
Keeping a calm frame of mind is important.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 心态
他在这件事上 保持 中立。
Tā zài zhè jiàn shì shang bǎochí zhōnglì.
He stayed neutral on this matter.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 中立
他对工作始终 保持 着激情。
Tā duì gōngzuò shǐzhōng bǎochízhe jīqíng.
He has always kept his passion for the work.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 激情
种树时要 保持 一定的间隔。
Zhòng shù shí yào bǎochí yídìng de jiàngé.
When planting trees a certain spacing must be kept.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 间隔
面对挑衅，他 保持 了冷静。
Miànduì tiǎoxìn, tā bǎochí le lěngjìng.
Faced with provocation he stayed calm.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 挑衅
他们家一直 保持 着这个传统。
Tāmen jiā yìzhí bǎochí zhe zhège chuántǒng.
Their family has always kept this tradition.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 传统
无论何时都要 保持 清醒的头脑。
Wúlùn héshí dōu yào bǎochí qīngxǐng de tóunǎo.
One should keep a clear head at all times.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清醒
在这种环境下 保持 诚实难能可贵。
Zài zhè zhǒng huánjìng xià bǎochí chéngshí nánnéngkěguì.
Staying honest in such an environment is highly admirable.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 难能可贵
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Questions about 保持
How is 保持 used in a sentence?
This page shows 24 sentences using 保持 (bǎochí, "Maintains"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 保持 an HSK word?
Yes — 保持 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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The dictionary page for 保持 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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