How did you make a living in Tokyo?
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维持
Traditional: 維持
wéi chí
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wéi chí · wai4 ci4 (Jyutping)
- to keep; to maintain; to preserve
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Character breakdown
维
- Meaning
- maintain, preserve, safeguard
- Radical
- 纟
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿰纟隹
- Cangjie
- VMOG
- Four-corner
- 2011
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
It's hard to maintain one's reputation.
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