保持

保持	bǎo chí	to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
保	Bǎo	Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亚)
保	bǎo	to defend; to protect; to keep / to guarantee; to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system
持	chí	to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control