HSK 5 · Verbs

保持 bǎochí “to keep” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 保持 means

  1. to keep
  2. to maintain
  3. to hold
  4. to preserve

How to say 保持

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale保bǎo3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale持chí2nd tone, rising

保持 in a sentence

  1. 请大家都保持安静。

    Qǐng dàjiā dōu bǎochí ānjìng.

    Please keep quiet, everyone.

    Sentence #1416139 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 希望我们都能保持健康。

    Xīwàng wǒmen dōu néng bǎochí jiànkāng.

    I hope we can all stay healthy.

    Sentence #9779579 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 让我们保持联络。

    Ràng wǒmen bǎochí liánluò.

    Let’s keep in touch.

    Sentence #334204 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 保持 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 保 (bǎo) with each of its parts in a different colour
保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 呆dull · dāiSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 呆 (dāi) hints at the sound. Compare it with bǎo.

The character 持 (chí) with each of its parts in a different colour
持chíto hold
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 寺court · sìSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 寺 (sì) hints at the sound. Compare it with chí.

How to write 保持

保 9 strokes · 持 9 strokes

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保持 (bǎochí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 保持 (bǎochí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 保持

Words with 保

保证bǎozhèng · guarantee保护bǎohù · to protect保留bǎoliú · to keep保存bǎocún · to conserve保险bǎoxiǎn · insurance保养bǎoyǎng · to take care of (one’s health)保重bǎozhòng · to take care of oneself保密bǎomì · to keep something secret保管bǎoguǎn · to look after确保quèbǎo · to ensure

Words with 持

支持zhīchí · to support坚持jiānchí · to persevere with持续chíxù · to continue主持zhǔchí · to host (a programme or event)维持wéichí · to maintain持久chíjiǔ · lasting

More words: Common Verbs

摆bǎi · to arrange办理bànlǐ · to handle包裹bāoguǒ · parcel包含bāohán · to contain保存bǎocún · to conserve背bēi · to carry on one’s back避免bìmiǎn · to avoid表明biǎomíng · to make clear

FAQs

保持 (bǎochí) means “to keep” or “to maintain”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it bǎochí: bǎo with a 3rd tone, then chí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 保持 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type baochi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 保持 from the suggestions. Typing baochi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
保持 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.