维持
Meaning
- to keep; to maintain; to preserve
Example sentence
他靠什么维持生活？
What does he do for a living?
Characters in 维持
- 维 wéi to hold together, to maintain; a fibre, a dimension
- 持 chí to hold; to maintain, to keep up
维 to hold together plus 持, to hold. 维 gives 维护 and 维修; 持 gives 坚持 and 支持.