"保持" meaning in Chinese

See 保持 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /pou̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /po³¹ t͡sʰɨ¹¹/ [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Neipu, Sinological-IPA], /po²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰi⁵⁵/ [Hakka, Hailu, Zhudong, Sinological-IPA], /pau³¹ t͡sʰz̩¹¹/ [Hakka, Meixian, Sinological-IPA], /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Philippines, IPA], /po⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Philippines, IPA], /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Philippines, IPA], /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Philippines, IPA, Kaohsiung], /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Philippines, IPA, Taipei], /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti¹³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Zhangzhou, IPA], /po⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵/ [Min-Nan, Teochew, Sinological-IPA], /pɔ³³ zz̩⁴⁴/ [Wu, Northern, Shanghai, Sinological-IPA] Audio: Zh-baochí.ogg [Mandarin, Bopomofo], LL-Q9186-Luilui6666-保持.wav [Cantonese, Jyutping]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 保持
  1. to keep; to maintain; to preserve; to remain; to stay; to exercise Synonyms: (bǎo) [in-compounds, literary], 保守 (bǎoshǒu), (shǒu), 把牢 (bǎláo), 維持 (wéichí), 维持 (wéichí), 維繫 (wéixì), 维系 (wéixì) Derived forms: 土壤保持, 水土保持 (shuǐtǔ bǎochí), 牙齒保持器 (yáchǐ bǎochíqì), 牙齿保持器 (yáchǐ bǎochíqì) Related terms: 堅持 (jiānchí), 坚持 (jiānchí)
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          "english": "to keep clean",
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          "english": "to remain silent",
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          "english": "to remain silent",
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          "english": "to keep quiet",
          "roman": "bǎochí ānjìng",
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          "text": "保持安靜",
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          "english": "to keep quiet",
          "roman": "bǎochí ānjìng",
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          "text": "保持安静",
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          "english": "to keep clear",
          "roman": "bǎochí chàngtōng",
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          "text": "保持暢通",
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          "english": "to keep clear",
          "roman": "bǎochí chàngtōng",
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          "text": "保持畅通",
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          "english": "to remain vigilant against something",
          "roman": "duì...... bǎochí jǐngtì",
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          "text": "對……保持警惕",
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          "english": "to remain vigilant against something",
          "roman": "duì...... bǎochí jǐngtì",
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          "english": "to exercise restraint",
          "roman": "bǎochí kèzhì",
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          "text": "保持克制",
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          "english": "to keep smiling",
          "roman": "bǎochí wēixiào",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "保持微笑",
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          "english": "to maintain lasting stability",
          "roman": "bǎochí chíjiǔ wěndìng",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "保持持久穩定",
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          "english": "to maintain lasting stability",
          "roman": "bǎochí chíjiǔ wěndìng",
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          "english": "to maintain robust growth",
          "raw_tags": [
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          ],
          "roman": "bǎochí qiángjìng de zēngzhǎng",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "保持強勁的增長",
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          "english": "to maintain robust growth",
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          "roman": "bǎochí qiángjìng de zēngzhǎng",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Simplified-Chinese"
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          "text": "保持强劲的增长",
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          "english": "He still keeps in touch with his classmates after graduation.",
          "raw_tags": [
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          "roman": "Bìyè hòu, tā réngrán yǔ tóngxué bǎochí liánxì.",
          "tags": [
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            "Traditional-Chinese"
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          "text": "畢業後,他仍然與同學保持聯繫。",
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          "english": "He still keeps in touch with his classmates after graduation.",
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          "roman": "Bìyè hòu, tā réngrán yǔ tóngxué bǎochí liánxì.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "毕业后,他仍然与同学保持联系。",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to keep; to maintain; to preserve; to remain; to stay; to exercise"
      ],
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          "keep",
          "keep"
        ],
        [
          "maintain",
          "maintain"
        ],
        [
          "preserve",
          "preserve"
        ],
        [
          "remain",
          "remain"
        ],
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "jiānchí",
          "word": "堅持"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiānchí",
          "word": "坚持"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "bǎo",
          "tags": [
            "in-compounds",
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "保"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǎoshǒu",
          "word": "保守"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shǒu",
          "word": "守"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǎláo",
          "word": "把牢"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wéichí",
          "word": "維持"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wéichí",
          "word": "维持"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wéixì",
          "word": "維繫"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wéixì",
          "word": "维系"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bǎochí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ"
    },
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        "Bopomofo"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "bou² ci⁴"
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        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-chhṳ̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo^ˊ chi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bau³ ci²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-chhî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-tî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo² ti⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵pau-zy₆"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bǎochí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bǎochíh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pao³-chʻih²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bǎu-chŕ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baochyr"
    },
    {
      "roman": "baoči",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "баочи"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bou² ci⁴"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bóu chìh"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bou² tsi⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bou² qi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pou̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-chhṳ̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo^ˋ cii^ˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo³ ci²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po³¹ t͡sʰɨ¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hailu",
        "Zhudong",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo^ˊ chi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰi⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hailu",
        "Zhudong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bau³ ci²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pau³¹ t͡sʰz̩¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-chhî"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-tshî"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "poychii"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-tî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-tî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "poy'dii"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo² ti⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó thî"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵pau-zy₆"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pau^去 zy^去"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Wiktionary-specific",
        "romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "²pau-zr₃"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɔ³³ zz̩⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "保持"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "土壤保持"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shuǐtǔ bǎochí",
      "word": "水土保持"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yáchǐ bǎochíqì",
      "word": "牙齒保持器"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yáchǐ bǎochíqì",
      "word": "牙齿保持器"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "保持",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "jiānchí",
      "word": "堅持"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiānchí",
      "word": "坚持"
    }
  ],
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 保",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 持",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Elementary Mandarin",
        "Hakka lemmas",
        "Hakka verbs",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples",
        "Mandarin verbs",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Teochew lemmas",
        "Teochew verbs",
        "Wu lemmas",
        "Wu verbs"
      ],
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              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to keep clean",
          "roman": "bǎochí qīngjié",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持清潔",
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        },
        {
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              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
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          "roman": "bǎochí qīngjié",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
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        },
        {
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              3,
              9
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to remain silent",
          "roman": "bǎochí jiānmò",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持緘默",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              3,
              9
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to remain silent",
          "roman": "bǎochí jiānmò",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持缄默",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to keep quiet",
          "roman": "bǎochí ānjìng",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持安靜",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to keep quiet",
          "roman": "bǎochí ānjìng",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持安静",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to keep clear",
          "roman": "bǎochí chàngtōng",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持暢通",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to keep clear",
          "roman": "bǎochí chàngtōng",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持畅通",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              3,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              16
            ]
          ],
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            [
              3,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to remain vigilant against something",
          "roman": "duì...... bǎochí jǐngtì",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "對……保持警惕",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
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              10,
              16
            ]
          ],
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            [
              3,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to remain vigilant against something",
          "roman": "duì...... bǎochí jǐngtì",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "对……保持警惕",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to exercise restraint",
          "roman": "bǎochí kèzhì",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持克制",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to keep smiling",
          "roman": "bǎochí wēixiào",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持微笑",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to maintain lasting stability",
          "roman": "bǎochí chíjiǔ wěndìng",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持持久穩定",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
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              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to maintain lasting stability",
          "roman": "bǎochí chíjiǔ wěndìng",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持持久稳定",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to maintain robust growth",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC"
          ],
          "roman": "bǎochí qiángjìng de zēngzhǎng",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持強勁的增長",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
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              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to maintain robust growth",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC"
          ],
          "roman": "bǎochí qiángjìng de zēngzhǎng",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "保持强劲的增长",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
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              9,
              14
            ]
          ],
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              38
            ]
          ],
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              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He still keeps in touch with his classmates after graduation.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC"
          ],
          "roman": "Bìyè hòu, tā réngrán yǔ tóngxué bǎochí liánxì.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "畢業後,他仍然與同學保持聯繫。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
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              9,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
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              32,
              38
            ]
          ],
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            [
              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He still keeps in touch with his classmates after graduation.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC"
          ],
          "roman": "Bìyè hòu, tā réngrán yǔ tóngxué bǎochí liánxì.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "毕业后,他仍然与同学保持联系。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to keep; to maintain; to preserve; to remain; to stay; to exercise"
      ],
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        [
          "keep",
          "keep"
        ],
        [
          "maintain",
          "maintain"
        ],
        [
          "preserve",
          "preserve"
        ],
        [
          "remain",
          "remain"
        ],
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bǎochí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bou² ci⁴"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-chhṳ̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo^ˊ chi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bau³ ci²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-chhî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-tî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo² ti⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵pau-zy₆"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bǎochí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bǎochíh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pao³-chʻih²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bǎu-chŕ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baochyr"
    },
    {
      "roman": "baoči",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "баочи"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bou² ci⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bóu chìh"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bou² tsi⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bou² qi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pou̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-chhṳ̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo^ˋ cii^ˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo³ ci²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po³¹ t͡sʰɨ¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hailu",
        "Zhudong",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo^ˊ chi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰi⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hailu",
        "Zhudong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bau³ ci²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pau³¹ t͡sʰz̩¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-chhî"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-tshî"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "poychii"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Kinmen",
        "Philippines",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-tî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó-tî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "poy'dii"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bo² ti⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pó thî"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵pau-zy₆"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pau^去 zy^去"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Wiktionary-specific",
        "romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "²pau-zr₃"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɔ³³ zz̩⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bǎo",
      "tags": [
        "in-compounds",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "保"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǎoshǒu",
      "word": "保守"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shǒu",
      "word": "守"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǎláo",
      "word": "把牢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wéichí",
      "word": "維持"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wéichí",
      "word": "维持"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wéixì",
      "word": "維繫"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wéixì",
      "word": "维系"
    }
  ],
  "word": "保持"
}

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