维护 wéihù▶ proteger

Stroke order

维护 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 维 — 11 strokes
• 护 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. to defend
2. to safeguard
3. to protect
4. to uphold
5. to maintain

Related words

• 守护Guardia, guardar
• 思维pensamiento
• 拥护apoyar; apoyo
• 掩护cubrir
• 纤维fibra
• 维持mantener

维护 is pronounced wéihù and means “proteger”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 维护 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.