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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
維持 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
維持 =
ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ · wéichí
verb — to maintain; to keep (a state) going

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to hold together (維繫)wéi
to hold (保持)chí
維持,維繫的維,保持的持。