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Information of 持

Pinyin chí

Radical

扌

Strokes

9 strokes

Usage

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Definition

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

持 [chí] (verb) Meaning 1: To hold; to grasp. Example: 持笔 (to hold a pen); 持枪 (to hold a gun); 持牢 (to hold firmly). Meaning 2: To abide by and remain unchanged. Example: 坚持 (to persist); 持久 (to last); 持操 (to maintain integrity); 持之以恒 (to persevere). Meaning 3: To advocate; to manage. Example: 主持 (to preside over); 持平 (to maintain fairness); 持国 (to govern the country); 持重 (to weigh heavily); 持之有故 (to have a basis for argument). Meaning 4: To treat; to handle. Example: 持身 (to treat oneself); 持盈 (to maintain abundance); 持胜 (to handle victory). Meaning 5: To assist; to support. Example: 支持 (to support); 撑持 (to prop up). Meaning 6: To guard; to defend. Example: 持牢 (to securely guard); 持坚 (to firmly defend); 持备 (to be on guard). Meaning 7: To follow. Example: 持斋把素 (to adhere to vegetarianism); 持备 (to be prepared). Meaning 8: To resist; to stand firm. Example: 僵持 (to be in a stalemate); 持顽 (to be stubborn).

坚持 jiān chí

to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on

坚持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè

to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end

持卡人 chí kǎ rén

cardholder

劫持 jié chí

to kidnap / to hijack / to abduct / to hold under duress

持刀 chí dāo

to hold a knife / knife-wielding

持之以恒 chí zhī yǐ héng

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

支持 zhī chí

to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4]

扶持 fú chí

to help / to assist

把持 bǎ chí

to control / to dominate / to monopolize

维持 wéi chí

to keep / to maintain / to preserve

持续 chí xù

to continue / to persist / sustainable / preservation

持有 chí yǒu

to hold (passport, views etc)

主持人 zhǔ chí rén

TV or radio presenter / host / anchor

持股 chí gǔ

to hold shares

手持 shǒu chí

hand / in hand

相持 xiāng chí

locked in a stalemate / to confront one another

自持 zì chí

control oneself / restrain oneself / exercise self-restraint

支持者 zhī chí zhě

supporter

操持 cāo chi

to manage / to handle

挟持 xié chí

to seize

撑持 chēng chí

(fig.) to sustain / to shore up

旷日持久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ

protracted (idiom) / long and drawn-out

僵持 jiāng chí

to be deadlocked

保持 bǎo chí

to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve

勤俭持家 qín jiǎn chí jiā

hardworking and thrifty in running one's household

矜持 jīn chí

reserved / aloof

秉持 bǐng chí

to uphold / to hold fast to

持仓 chí cāng

position / take a position / hold a position

持续性 chí xù xìng

persistence / continuity / steadiness / durative

主持 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