保持 — meaning in English

English meaning

• hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
• keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
• retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
• save verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.
• withhold verb To refuse to give, share, or reveal something.

Senses

保持 is used for these senses in English:

• hinder (ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
• hold off (idiomatic, transitive) To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
• keep (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
• keep back (transitive) To restrict or restrain.
• retain To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.
• save (transitive) To store for future use.
• take away To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
• withhold (intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.

keep — full definition

1. verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
2. verb To continue doing something, or to stay in a particular state.
3. verb To look after, guard, or support someone or something.
4. verb To honour or fulfil a promise, rule, or appointment.
5. noun The central, most heavily fortified tower of a castle.

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