DICTIONARY
The Cantonese word bou ci - 保持 - bou2 ci4
(to keep in Cantonese)
Romanization (Jyutping)
bou2 ci4
English translations
to keep,
to retain, to hold, to maintain
Chinese characters:
保持
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The traditional Chinese characters of bou2 ci4 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to maintain | to hold
保持 ( bou ci / bou2 ci4 ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 961)
保持 ( bou ci / bou2 ci4 ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 961)
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