How to Say ‘Strive to maintain’ in Traditional Chinese
努力維持
💬 Usage Tip: The phrase links [努力] (noo-lee) with [維持] (way-chih) for perseverance.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: It highlights the continuous effort to keep harmony within groups.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
努力
[nǔ lì]
to strive to maintain
To put in effort to keep a particular state or condition.
為了和平，我們需要努力維持友好關係。
To maintain peace, we need to strive to maintain friendly relations.
維持
[wéi chí]
to maintain
To keep something in a particular state or condition.
管理員需要努力維持大樓的清潔。
The manager needs to strive to maintain the building's cleanliness.
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