Chinese

Verb

維持

1. to maintain; to keep
2. to preserve; to uphold
3. to support
4. to protect

Derived terms

Japanese

Noun

維持 ‎(hiragana いじ, romaji iji)

1. maintenance

Verb

維持する ‎(transitive, hiragana いじする, romaji iji suru)

1. maintain, keep
   • 2011, NHK:

     ハードスケジュールのなか、コンディションを維持 (いじ)し、ホームランを打 (う)ち続 (つづ)けることは大変 (たいへん)なことです。

     Hādosukejūru no naka, kondishon o iji shi, hōmuran o uchitsuzukeru koto wa taihen na koto desu.

     It's a difficult thing to maintain a hard schedule, maintain my condition, and be able to keep hitting home runs.

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