保持
bǎo chí
Pinyin

Definition

保持
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bǎo chí
  1. to keep
  2. to maintain
  3. to hold
  4. to preserve

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
保护
bǎo hù
  1. 1 to protect
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to safeguard
  4. 4 protection
  5. 5 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
坚持
jiān chí
  1. 1 to persevere with
  2. 2 to persist in
  3. 3 to insist on
支持
zhī chí
  1. 1 to be in favor of
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 to stand by
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
主持
zhǔ chí
  1. 1 to take charge of
  2. 2 to manage or direct
  3. 3 to preside over
  4. 4 to uphold
  5. 5 to stand for (justice etc)
  6. 6 to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. 7 (TV) anchor
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
保
Bǎo
  1. 1 Bulgaria
  2. 2 Bulgarian
  3. 3 abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bǎo jiā lì yà]
保住
bǎo zhù
  1. 1 to preserve
  2. 2 to save
保佑
bǎo yòu
  1. 1 to bless and protect
  2. 2 blessing
保健
bǎo jiàn
  1. 1 health protection
  2. 2 health care
  3. 3 to maintain in good health
保姆
bǎo mǔ
  1. 1 nanny
  2. 2 housekeeper
保存
bǎo cún
  1. 1 to conserve
  2. 2 to preserve
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to save (a file etc) (computing)
保守
bǎo shǒu
  1. 1 conservative
  2. 2 to guard
  3. 3 to keep
保安
bǎo ān
  1. 1 to ensure public security
  2. 2 to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
  3. 3 public security
  4. 4 security guard
保定
Bǎo dìng
  1. 1 Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei
保密
bǎo mì
  1. 1 to keep sth confidential
  2. 2 to maintain secrecy
保时捷
Bǎo shí jié
  1. 1 Porsche (car company)
保暖
bǎo nuǎn
  1. 1 to stay warm
  2. 2 to protect against the cold
保温
bǎo wēn
  1. 1 to keep hot
  2. 2 heat preservation
保湿
bǎo shī
  1. 1 to moisturize
  2. 2 moisturizing

Idioms (17)

保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
  1. 1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng
  1. 1 (idiom) to safeguard (sth)
  2. 2 to protect (sth)
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè
  1. 1 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝
jiān chí bù yú
  1. 1 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
  1. 1 to do sth under oath (idiom)
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive (idiom)
持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng
  1. 1 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ
  1. 1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
明哲保身
míng zhé bǎo shēn
  1. 1 a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
  2. 2 to put one's own safety before matters of principle
旷日持久
kuàng rì chí jiǔ
  1. 1 protracted (idiom)
  2. 2 long and drawn-out
朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī
  1. 1 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
  2. 2 imminent crisis
  3. 3 living from hand to mouth
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
自身难保
zì shēn nán bǎo
  1. 1 powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless

Sample Sentences

做得好。这次的企划你想得很周到。问题也处理得很恰当。继续保持！
zuò de hǎo 。zhè cì de qǐhuà nǐ xiǎng de hěn zhōudào 。wèntí yě chǔlǐ de hěn qiàdàng 。jìxù bǎochí ！
Well done. The project was well thought through. Problems were also well resolved. Keep going!
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共同社报道，围绕农产品和工业制品等关税，特朗普否定日方视为谈判基础的跨太平洋伙伴关系协定内容，在强调两国“友好关系”的同时继续保持施压姿态。
Gòngtóngshè bàodào ，wéirào nóngchǎnpǐn hé gōngyèzhìpǐn děng guānshuì ，Tèlǎngpǔ fǒudìng Rìfāng shìwéi tánpàn jīchǔ de kuà TàipíngYáng huǒbànguānxì xiédìng nèiróng ，zài qiángdiào liǎng guó “yǒuhǎoguānxì ”de tóngshí jìxù bǎochí shīyā zītài 。
Kyodo News reported that regarding the tariffs on agricultural products and industrial products, Trump denied the content of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), which Japan considered as the basis for negotiations, and continued to put pressure while emphasizing the "friendly relations" between the two countries.
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近半个月以来，武汉市民已经可以凭手机里的健康码“绿码”走出小区，上班或采购时戴着口罩、保持间距。城市交通也已逐渐恢复，高峰时段的长江大桥甚至有些许拥堵。
jìn bànge yuè yǐlái ，Wǔhàn shìmín yǐjīng kěyǐ píng shǒujī lǐ de jiànkāng mǎ “lǜ mǎ ”zǒuchū xiǎoqū ，shàngbān huò cǎigòu shí dài zhe kǒuzhào 、bǎochí jiānjù 。chéngshì jiāotōng yě yǐ zhújiàn huīfù ，gāofēng shíduàn de ChángJiāng DàQiáo shènzhì yǒu xiēxǔ yōngdǔ 。
In the past couple of weeks, Wuhan citizens are able to walk out of their neighbours with a health code "green code" in their phones. When working or doing groceries, they wear masks and maintain distance. The traffic in the city is back to normal, and is even jammed on the Yangtze Bridge during rush hours.
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将小说拍成电影，如何做到保持原汁原味又让人耳目一新，可能是每个导演的难题。
jiāng xiǎoshuō pāi chéng diànyǐng ，rúhé zuòdào bǎochí yuánzhīyuánwèi yòu ràng rén ěrmùyīxīn ，kěnéng shì měigè dǎoyǎn de nántí 。
It is probably a challenge faced by film directors who have to consider how they can let viewers have a fresh view while keeping the original when making a film from a novel.
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八月份国民经济继续保持总体平稳、稳中向好发展态势。
bāyuèfèn guómín jīngjì jìxù bǎochí zǒngtǐ píngwěn 、wěn zhōng xiàng hǎo fāzhǎn tàishì 。
In August, the national economy continued to maintain a generally stable, and positive trend.
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会上还强调，继续有效化解各类金融风险，既要防范化解存量风险，也要防范各种“黑天鹅事件，保持股市、债市汇市平稳健康发展。
huì shàng hái qiángdiào ，jìxù yǒuxiào huàjiě gèlèi jīnróng fēngxiǎn ，jì yào fángfàn huàjiě cúnliàng fēngxiǎn ，yě yào fángfàn gèzhǒng “hēitiāné shìjiàn ，bǎochí gǔshì 、zhàishì huìshì píngwěn jiànkāng fāzhǎn 。
The meeting also stressed that in order to continue to effectively resolve various types of financial risks, it is necessary to not only resolve existing risks, but also to guard against various black swan events, and maintain a stable and healthy stock and bond market.
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会议认为，当前宏观经济形势总体稳定，经济金融保持稳定发展态势供给侧结构性改革持续深化，就业保持稳定，微观主体韧性进一步增强。
huìyì rènwéi ，dāngqián hóngguān j��ngjì xíngshì zǒngtǐ wěndìng ，jīngjì jīnróng bǎochí wěndìng fāzhǎn tàishì gōnggěicèjiégòuxìnggǎigé chíxù shēnhuà ，jiùyè bǎochí wěndìng ，wēiguān zhǔtǐ rènxìng jìnyībù zēngqiáng 。
The meeting held that the current macroeconomic situation is generally stable, economic and financial development are on a stable trend, supply-side structural reforms continue to refine, employment remains stable, and microeconomics resilience is further strengthened.
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口罩还不够，要保持一定的社交距离。新闻说病毒的潜伏期很长，有些患者没有症状，但已经受到感染了。
kǒuzhào hái bùgòu ，yào bǎochí yīdìng de shèjiāojùlí 。xīnwén shuō bìngdú de qiánfúqī hěn cháng ，yǒuxiē huànzhě méiyǒu zhèngzhuàng ，dàn yǐjīng shòudào gǎnrǎn le 。
Masks are not enough, you need to keep a certain social distance. The news said that the incubation period of the virus is very long. Some patients are asymptomatic, but they have been infected.
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保持社交距离
bǎochí shèjiāo jùlí
to keep social distance
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中国人民银行副行长、国务院金融稳定发展委员会办公室副主任刘国强近期接受媒体采访时表示，中国有条件、有能力、有信心保持人民币汇率在合理均衡水平上基本稳定。
ZhōngguóRénmínYínháng fù hángzhǎng 、Guówùyuàn jīnróng wěndìng fāzhǎn wěiyuánhuì bàngōngshì fù zhǔrèn liúguóqiáng jìnqī jiēshòu méitǐ cǎifǎng shí biǎoshì ，Zhōngguó yǒu tiáojiàn 、yǒu nénglì 、yǒu xìnxīn bǎochí rénmínbì huìlu:4 zài hélǐ jūnhéng shuǐpíng shàng jīběn wěndìng 。
Liu Guoqiang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China and deputy director of the Office of the Financial Stability Development Committee of the State Council, said in an interview with the media that China has the conditions, ability and confidence to keep the RMB exchange rate stable and at a reasonable and balanced level.
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