Keep it quiet.
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保持
bǎo chí
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bǎo chí · bou2 ci4 (Jyutping)
- to keep
- to maintain
- to hold
- to preserve
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Character breakdown
保
- Meaning
- protect, safeguard, defend, care
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰亻呆
- Cangjie
- ORD
- Four-corner
- 2629.4
持
- Meaning
- sustain, support; hold, grasp
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰扌寺
- Cangjie
- QGDI
- Four-corner
- 5404.1
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Example sentences
Stay calm.
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