main + Most important; most often used ☊ mainly + mostly; usually; being the largest part ☊ maintain + To keep, exist or continue without changing ☊ maintenance + keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing it ☊ remain + To be left behind, to continue to exist ☊ 29 New HSK word(s): 1 零 → + zero/ nought/ zero sign/ fractional/ fragmentary/ odd (of numbers)/ (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)/ fraction/ (in mathematics) remainder (after division)/ extra/ to wither and fall/ to wither 2 得 → + structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb); linking it to following phrase indicating effect; degree; possibility etc 3 主要 → + main/ principal/ major/ primary 4 留 → + to leave (eg a message)/ to retain/ to stay/ to remain/ to keep/ to preserve 4 剩 → + to remain/ to be left/ to have as remainder 4 坚持 → + to continue upholding/ to remain committed to/ persistence/ to persist/ to uphold/ to insist on/ persevere 4 专业 → + specialty/ specialized field/ main field of study (at university)/ major/ CL:門|门[men2];個|个[ge4]/ professional 5 其余 → + the rest/ the others/ remaining/ remainder/ apart from them 5 领域 → + domain/ sphere/ field/ territory/ area 5 保持 → + to keep/ to maintain/ to hold/ to preserve 5 保留 → + to retain/ to continue to have/ to preserve/ to maintain/ to reserve/ reservations/ to hold back (approval or acceptance) 5 基本 → + basic/ fundamental/ main/ elementary 5 维护 → + to defend/ to safeguard/ to protect/ to uphold/ to maintain 6 修理 → + to repair/ to perform maintenance/ to overhaul/ to fix/ to prune/ to trim 6 支柱 → + mainstay/ pillar/ prop/ backbone 6 保密 → + to keep sth confidential/ to maintain secrecy 6 残留 → + to remain/ left over/ surplus/ remnant 6 保养 → + to take good care of (or conserve) one's health/ to keep in good repair/ to maintain/ maintenance 6 算数 → + to count numbers/ to keep to one's word/ to hold (i.e. to remain valid)/ to count (i.e. to be important) 6 要点 → + main point/ essential 6 维持 → + to keep/ to maintain/ to preserve 6 本着 → + based on.../ in conformance with../ taking as one's main principle 6 维修 → + maintenance (of equipment)/ to protect and maintain 6 重心 → + center of gravity/ central core/ main part 6 大意 → + general idea/ main idea 6 经纬 → + warp and woof/ longitude and latitude/ main points 6 主流 → + main stream (of a river)/ fig. the essential point/ main viewpoint of a matter 6 认定 → + to maintain (that sth is true)/ to determine (a fact)/ determination (of an amount)/ of the firm opinion/ to believe firmly/ to set one's mind on/ to identify with 6 仍旧 → + still (remaining)/ to remain (the same)/ yet
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