"To keep" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve |   |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later | |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve / to preserve / to keep / to save (a file etc) (computing) | |
| 维持 | wéi chí | to keep / to maintain / to preserve | |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative / to guard / to keep | |
| 留下 | liú xià | to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go | |
| 守住 | shǒu zhu | to hold on to / to defend / to keep / to guard | |
| 养活 | yǎng huo | to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth | |
| 保有 | bǎo yǒu | to keep / to retain | |
| 喂养 | wèi yǎng | to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) / to keep / to raise (an animal) | |
| 冷藏 | lěng cáng | refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment | |
| 包养 | bāo yǎng | to provide for / to keep (a mistress) | |
| 留存 | liú cún | to keep / to preserve / extant / to remain (from the past) | |
| 信守 | xìn shǒu | to abide by / to keep (promises etc) | |
| 平抑 | píng yì | to stabilize / to keep (prices, vermin etc) under control | |
