持 chí

sustain, support; hold, grasp

HSK 4 #357

DEFINITIONS

持 chí
  • to hold
  • to grasp
  • to support
  • to maintain
  • to persevere
  • to manage
  • to run (i.e. administer)
  • to control

STROKES

持 stroke order diagram
持 stroke order animation

WORDS

支持 zhī chí
HSK 4
to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]
坚持 jiān chí
HSK 4
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
保持 bǎo chí
HSK 5
to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve
持续 chí xù
HSK 5
to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation
主持 zhǔ chí
HSK 5
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
维持 wéi chí
HSK 6
to keep; to maintain; to preserve
持久 chí jiǔ
HSK 6
lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long
主持人 zhǔ chí rén TV or radio presenter; host; anchor
持有 chí yǒu to hold (passport, views etc)
劫持 jié chí to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress
支持者 zhī chí zhě supporter
挟持 xié chí to seize
持械 chí xiè armed (robbery etc)
扶持 fú chí to help; to assist
坚持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
支持率 zhī chí lǜ support level; popularity rating
矜持 jīn chí reserved; aloof
把持 bǎ chí to control; to dominate; to monopolize
僵持 jiāng chí to be deadlocked
胁持 xié chí to hold under duress
持久战 chí jiǔ zhàn prolonged war; war of attrition
持平 chí píng to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc); fair; unbiased
住持 zhù chí to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk
操持 cāo chi to manage; to handle
持之以恒 chí zhī yǐ héng to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
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