維繫

维系
wéixì
  1. to maintain
  2. to keep up
  3. to hold together

CEDICT

to maintain; to keep up; to hold together

Wiktionary

維持連繫。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 維 wéi
  1. to preserve
  2. to maintain
  3. to hold together
  4. dimension
  5. vitamin (abbr. for 維生素 wéishēngsù)
2 繫 xì
  1. to connect
  2. to arrest
  3. to worry

Related entries

持守 chíshǒu
  1. to maintain
  2. to adhere to
  3. to observe (an injunction etc)
認定 rèndìng
  1. to maintain (that sth is true)
  2. to determine (a fact)
  3. determination (of an amount)
  4. of the firm opinion
  5. to believe firmly
  6. to set one's mind on
  7. to identify with
養護 yǎnghù
  1. to maintain
  2. to conserve
  3. curing (concrete etc)
保持 bǎochí
  1. to keep
  2. to maintain
  3. to hold
  4. to preserve
保持安静

Keep it quiet.

Source: Tatoeba

抱持 bàochí
  1. to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
  2. to maintain (an attitude etc)
  3. to harbor (doubts etc)
  4. to clinch (boxing)
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