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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 维持

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
维持 wéi chí - to keep; to maintain; to preserve

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 4 2,975 2,053 4,363

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wéi- abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2wu2er3]
- surname Wei
wéi- to preserve
- to maintain
- to hold together
- dimension
- vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])
chí- to hold
- to grasp
- to support
- to maintain
- to persevere
- to manage
- to run (i.e. administer)
- to control

Other Words Containing 维持

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
维持 6 4 2,975 2,053 4,363