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保持

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Pīnyīn
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HSK
to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
HSK 3

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
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Cangjie
保
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *保* | 保* | *保
9画
protect, safeguard, defend, care
2629.4
ORD
持
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *持* | 持* | *持
9画
sustain, support; hold, grasp
5404.1
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Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
保持
to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
保
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *保* | 保* | *保
Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚)
保
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *保* | 保* | *保
to defend; to protect; to keep / to guarantee; to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system
 持
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *持* | 持* | *持
to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control