Chunking-19_maintain (保持); maintain (维持/維持)

【Basic differences】

“保持”

• continuous
• often an effortless state of keeping sth. as it is
• ideal for states, emotions, attitudes, straightforward actions

“维持/維持”

• often involves effort, adjustments, active management
• suitable for conditions, systems, or situations that might naturally tend to change or downgrade

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1. 保持安静。进入图书馆，请保持安静。
   保持安靜。進入圖書館，請保持安靜。
   "Bǎochí ānjìng".  Jìnrù túshūguǎn, qǐng bǎochí ānjìng. 
   "Keep quiet". When entering the library, please keep quiet. 
   
   
2. 保持耐心。不管我说得好不好，我的老师总是保持耐心。
   保持耐心。不管我說得好不好，我的老師總是保持耐心。
   "Bǎochí nàixīn".  Bùguǎn wǒ shuō de hǎobùhǎo, wǒ de lǎoshī zǒngshì bǎochí nàixīn.
   "Keep patient". No matter how I speak, my teacher always keeps patient.
   
   
3. 保持冷静。不论面对什么挑战，我们都保持冷静。
   保持冷靜。不論面對什麼挑戰，我們都保持冷靜。
   "Bǎochí lěngjìng".  Bùlùn miànduì shénme tiǎozhàn, wǒmen dōu bǎochí lěngjìng.
   "Keep calm". Regardless of the challenges we face, we keep calm.
   
   
4. 保持乐观。我对美国经济前景保持乐观。
   保持樂觀。我對美國經濟前景保持樂觀。
   "Bǎochí lèguān".  Wǒ duì Měiguó jīngjì qiánjǐng bǎochí lèguān.
   "Stay optimistic". I remain optimistic about the economic prospects of the United States.
   
   
5. 保持良好的心态。保持良好的心态，有利于身体健康。
   保持良好的心態。保持良好的心態，有利於身體健康。
   "Bǎochí liánghǎo de xīntài".  Bǎochí liánghǎo de xīntài, yǒulì yú shēntǐ jiànkāng.
   "Maintain a good mindset". Maintaining a good mindset is beneficial to health.
   
   
6. 维持和平。维持区域和平
   維持和平。維持區域和平
   "Wéichí hépíng".  Wéichí qūyù hépíng
   "Maintain peace". Maintain regional peace.
   
   
7. 维持优势。维持竞争优势
   維持優勢。維持競爭優勢
   Wéichí yōushì.  Wéichí jìngzhēng yōushì  
   Maintain an advantage. Maintain a competitive advantage.
   
   
8. 维持平衡。维持生态平衡，是非常重要的。
   維持平衡。維持生態平衡，是非常重要的。
   "Wéichí pínghéng".  Wéichí shēngtài pínghéng, shì fēicháng zhòngyào de.
   "Maintain balance". Maintaining ecological balance is very important.
   
   
9. 维持经济增长率。中国要维持5%的经济增长率并不容易。
   維持經濟增長率。中國要維持5%的經濟增長率並不容易。
   "Wéichí jīngjì zēngzhǎnglǜ".  Zhōngguó yào wéichí5%de jīngjì zēngzhǎnglǜ bìng bù róngyì.
   "Maintain economic growth rate". It is not easy for China to maintain a 5% economic growth rate.
   
   
10. 维持现状。谈到两岸关系，我认为，维持现状是最好的选择。
    維持現狀。談到兩岸關係，我認為，維持現狀是最好的選擇。
    "Wéichí xiànzhuàng".  Tándào Liǎng'àn guānxi, wǒ rènwéi, wéichí xiànzhuàng shì zuìhǎo de xuǎnzé.
    "Maintain the status quo". When it comes to cross-strait relations, I believe maintaining the status quo is the best option.
    
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11. 保持关系。金正恩说，朝中两国将继续保持合作关系。
    保持關係。金正恩說，朝中兩國將繼續保持合作關係。
    "Bǎochí guānxi".  Jīn Zhèng'ēn shuō, Cháo Zhōng liǎngguó jiāng jìxù bǎochí hézuò guānxì.
    "Keep relationships". Kim Jong-un said that North Korea and China will continue to maintain cooperative relations.
    
    
12. 维持关系。赖清德说，我们会努力跟中国维持良好关系。
    維持關係。賴清德說，我們會努力跟中國維持良好關係。
    "Wéichí guānxi".  Lài Qīngdé shuō, wǒmen huì nǔlì gēn Zhōngguó wéichí liánghǎo guānxi.
    "Maintain relationships". Lai Ching-te said that we will strive to maintain good relations with China. (Lai Ching-te, a Democratic Progressive Party politician, is the new president of Taiwan.  When Taiwan had a DPP president, cross-strait relations were probably not very good.)
    
    
13. 保持平衡。我认为，只要不浪费，就可以保持收支平衡。
    保持平衡。我認為，只要不浪費，就可以保持收支平衡。
    "Bǎochí pínghéng".  Wǒ rènwéi, zhǐyào bù làngfèi, jiù kěyǐ bǎochí shōuzhī pínghéng.
    "Keep balance". I believe that as long as there is no waste, you can keep a balanced budget.
    (收支= 收入income + 支出expenses)
    
    
14. 维持平衡。对很多美国人来说，维持收支平衡越来越难。
    維持平衡。對許多美國人來說，維持收支平衡越來越難。
    "Wéichí pínghéng".  Duì xǔduō Měiguórén lái shuō, wéichí shōuzhī pínghéng yuèláiyuè nán.
    "Maintain balance". For many Americans, maintaining a balanced budget is becoming increasingly difficult.