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

WORDS

己见 gè chí jǐ jiàn each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
旷日久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ protracted (idiom); long and drawn-out
家 chí jiā to housekeep; housekeeping
不下 xiāng chí bù xià at a stalemate; deadlocked; in unrelenting mutual opposition
勤俭家 qín jiǎn chí jiā hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
重 chí zhòng prudent; cautious; to be in charge of ritual ceremonies; to hold an important office
zhēng chí to refuse to concede; not to give in
xiāng chí locked in a stalemate; to confront one another
克制 bǎo chí kè zhì to exercise restraint
原貌 bǎo chí yuán mào to preserve the original form
者 jié chí zhě hijacker; kidnapper
勤儉家 qín jiǎn chí jiā hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
危而不 wēi ér bù chí national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
shòu chí to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)
续 kě chí xù sustainable
續 kě chí xù sustainable
续发展 kě chí xù fā zhǎn sustainable development
續發展 kě chí xù fā zhǎn sustainable development
己見 gè chí jǐ jiàn each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
同侪扶 tóng chái fú chí peer support
同儕扶 tóng chái fú chí peer support
jiān chí to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
下去 jiān chí xià qù to press on
下去 jiān chí xià qù to press on
不懈 jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end