Learn Chinese Characters

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 menweyàoto want维护wéi hùto defend教室jiào shìclassroomdeof卫生wèi shēnghygienic