保持

Traditional form:

保持

Pinyin (reading):

bǎochí

Definitions:

• to keep
• to maintain
• to hold
• to preserve

Characters:

• 保 - to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain

Traditional characters:

• 保 - to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain