持

To hold in Chinese: 持 (chí)

chí

to hold

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to hold
  2. 2to grasp
  3. 3to support
  4. 4to maintain
  5. 5to persevere
  6. 6to manage
  7. 7to run (i.e. administer)
  8. 8to control

Stroke order

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持

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔˊ

chí

ㄔ/ chˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我对这件事持乐观的态度。

    wǒ duì zhè jiàn shì chí lè guān de tài dù。

    I hold an optimistic attitude toward this matter.

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Related words

坚持

jiān chí

to persevere with

支持

zhī chí

to be in favor of

保持

bǎo chí

to keep

持续

chí xù

to continue

主持

zhǔ chí

to take charge of

维持

wéi chí

to keep

持有

chí yǒu

to hold (passport, views etc)

持久

chí jiǔ

lasting

扶持

fú chí

to help

劫持

jié chí

to kidnap

挟持

xié chí

to seize

主持人

zhǔ chí rén

TV or radio presenter

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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