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Meaning of 持

Pinyin chí

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

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

Usage

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持 [chí] (verb) 1. 拿着，握住。 hold; grasp. Example: 持笔 (hold a pen); 持枪 (hold a gun); 持牢 (grasp firmly). 2. 遵守不变。 keep; maintain. Example: 坚持 (persist); 持久 (endure); 持操 (maintain integrity); 持之以恒 (persevere). 3. 主张，掌管。 grasp; control; hold the power. Example: 主持 (to preside over); 持平 (hold balance); 持国 (govern a nation); 持重 (hold importance). 4. 对待，处理。 handle; deal with. Example: 持身 (treat oneself); 持盈 (manage gains); 持胜 (handle victory). 5. 扶助。 support; assist. Example: 支持 (to support); 撑持 (to prop up). 6. 守;防守。 guard; defend. Example: 持牢 (hold steady); 持坚 (remain steadfast); 持备 (be on guard). 7. 遵循。 follow; adhere to. Example: 持斋把素 (observe a vegetarian diet); 持备 (maintain vigilance). 8. 对抗，不相上下。 oppose; resist. Example: 僵持 (deadlock); 持顽 (stubbornness).

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

持久 chí jiǔ

lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long