维持

• 拼音: wéi chí
• 汉字拆解: 维 = 纟(thread) + 隹 (bird, phonetic); 持 = 扌(hand) + 寺 (temple, phonetic)

含义

To maintain; to keep up; to sustain a condition or relationship.

Used when talking about sustaining a state, condition, or relationship over time with deliberate effort. Slightly more formal than 保持 (bǎochí). Common in contexts of maintaining order (维持秩序), sustaining a livelihood (维持生计), and keeping operations running.

例句

1. 警察在现场积极维持秩序，防止人群出现混乱。
2. 两国通过持续的外交努力维持了良好的合作关系。
3. 他靠做兼职工作来维持日常生活的基本开销。

用法指南

语境: work, social, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们需要维持良好的工作氛围。(We need to maintain a good working atmosphere.)
• 他们靠微薄的收入维持生计。(They maintain their livelihood on a very small income.)

错误说法

• 维持 ≠ 维护 — 维持 means to sustain/keep going; 维护 means to actively protect or defend something. The nuance matters in formal writing.

起源与历史

Compound of 维 (to hold together/maintain, from 纟 thread + 隹 bird phonetic — the thread that holds things in place) and 持 (to hold/keep, from 扌 hand + 寺 phonetic).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal