维护
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
维护 (wéihù) · to protect
维护 (wéihù) means “to protect; to safeguard; to maintain”. It is written with 2 characters: 维 (to preserve) + 护 (to defend). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 维护 is built
The characters
维 wéi · to preserve
What 维 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 隹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
护 hù · to defend
What 护 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Guarding 扌 a home 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
大家要维护公共卫生。Dàjiā yào wéihù gōnggòng wèishēng.Everyone should help keep public places clean.
我们应该维护自己的权利。Wǒmen yīnggāi wéihù zìjǐ de quánlì.We should protect our own rights.
Questions about 维护
What does 维护 mean?
维护 (wéihù) means “to protect; to safeguard; to maintain”.
How do you pronounce 维护?
维护 is pronounced wéihù.
Which HSK level is 维护?
维护 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 维持wéichíto maintain
- 维修wéixiūto repair
- 思维sīwéithinking
- 维生素wéishēngsùvitamin
- 纤维xiānwéifibre
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 保护bǎohùto protect
- 爱护àihùto take good care of
- 护士hùshinurse
- 救护车jiùhùchēambulance
Learn 维护 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.