duy trì hoạt động,
/duːj trîː hàːt ɗòŋ/ (Vietnamese pronunciation)
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to maintain operations / to keep activities running
The small café had to find ways to duy trì hoạt động during the pandemic lockdowns.
Cửa hàng cà phê nhỏ đã phải tìm cách duy trì hoạt động trong những thời điểm phong tỏa đại dịch.
Etymology
This is a standard Vietnamese compound phrase: 'duy trì' comes from the Sino-Vietnamese roots duy (maintain, sustain) and trì (sustain, hold), while 'hoạt động' derives from Sino-Vietnamese for 'activity, operation'.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into parts: 'duy trì' sounds like 'do keep ee' to remember it means keep up, and 'hoạt động' relates to the English word 'activity' to link to the meaning of operations.
Collocations
maintain stabilitysustain servicekeep business running
Synonyms
keep operatingsustain activitiespreserve operations
Antonyms
discontinue operationscease activitiesshut down
Related Words
duy trìhoạt độngbảo tồn
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