Meaning
to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension
Chinese: 维持、维护或维度。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wei” becomes a different word in each tone. 维 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 维持wéi chíto keep; to maintain; to preserve
- 维护wéi hùto defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold
- 维修wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
- 思维sī wéi(line of) thought; thinking
- 二维码èr wéi mǎ2D barcode; matrix code; (esp.) QR code
Example Sentence
我们要维护教室的卫生。Wǒ men yào wéi hù jiào shì de wèi shēng.We should keep the classroom clean.
我们Wǒ menwe要yàoto want维护wéi hùto defend教室jiào shìclassroom的deof卫生wèi shēnghygienic。