维持

Traditional form:

維持

Pinyin (reading):

wéichí

Definitions:

• to keep; to maintain; to preserve

Characters:

• 维 - to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain

Traditional characters:

• 維 - to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain