No. 599 in Malay

mengekalkan

To maintain or preserve.

In a sentence

Pihak sekolah berusaha mengekalkan kualiti pendidikan.
The school strives to maintain the quality of education.
In this sentence, "mengekalkan" is used to indicate the act of maintaining or preserving something (the quality of education) in its current state.
Kerajaan memainkan peranan penting dalam mengekalkan keamanan negara.
The government plays an important role in maintaining the country's peace.
Here, "mengekalkan" signifies taking actions or measures to ensure the continuity of a beneficial or desired state (peace).
Menjaga alam sekitar dan mengekalkan ekosistem adalah tanggungjawab kita.
Caring for the environment and maintaining the ecosystem is our responsibility.
In this example, "mengekalkan" is used to describe keeping an ecosystem intact or minimally impacted for sustainability.

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