持 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

汉英词典

MEANING OF 持 hsk 4

持

Definition to grasp / to hold / support / manage / direct / maintain

Pinyin

Zhuyin ㄔˊ

Jyutping ci4

Unicode 6301

Radical 扌

Usage

Synonyms 手拿操仗捉握执攥秉搦

Input Method Wubi( rffy ) Cangjie( qgdi ) Zhengma( dbds ) Four Corner( 54041 )

Same Pronunciation 迟池驰弛篪墀踟茌 (chí)

STROKE ORDER

COMMON WORDS WITH 持
	支持 hsk 4 zhī chí to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個\|个[ge4] hsk 4

	保持 hsk 5 bǎo chí to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve hsk 5

	坚持 ( 堅持 ) hsk 4 jiān chí to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on ( 堅持 ) hsk 4

	主持 hsk 5 zhǔ chí to take charge of / to manage or direct / to preside over / to uphold / to stand for (justice etc) / to host (a TV or radio program etc) / (TV) anchor hsk 5

	持续 ( 持續 ) hsk 5 chí xù to continue / to persist / sustainable / preservation ( 持續 ) hsk 5

	维持 ( 維持 ) hsk 6 wéi chí to keep / to maintain / to preserve ( 維持 ) hsk 6

	主持人 zhǔ chí rén TV or radio presenter / host / anchor

	持有 chí yǒu to hold (passport, views etc)

	手持 shǒu chí hand / in hand

	持久 hsk 6 chí jiǔ lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long hsk 6

	扶持 fú chí to help / to assist

	持股 chí gǔ to hold shares

	相持 xiāng chí locked in a stalemate / to confront one another

	操持 cāo chi to manage / to handle

	把持 bǎ chí to control / to dominate / to monopolize

	僵持 jiāng chí to be deadlocked

	持刀 chí dāo to hold a knife / knife-wielding

	支持者 zhī chí zhě supporter

	坚持不懈 ( 堅持不懈 ) jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end ( 堅持不懈 )

	自持 zì chí control oneself / restrain oneself / exercise self-restraint

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