| 动 keep; maintain; preserve: |
| | 维持生活 support oneself or one's family |
| | 维持现状 maintain the status quo; keep things as they are |
| | 维持原判 【法】 uphold the original judgment |
| | 维持秩序 keep (or maintain) order |
| | 维持会 【史】 Peace Preservation Association (a local puppet organization during the War of Resistance AgainstJapanese Aggression (1937-1945)) |