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To hold (passport, views etc) in Chinese: 持有 (chí yǒu)

chí yǒu

to hold (passport, views etc)

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Definitions

  1. 1to hold (passport, views etc)

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

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ㄔˊ

chí

ㄔ/ chˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄡˇ

yǒu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他持有这家公司的很多股份。

    tā chí yǒu zhè jiā gōng sī de hěn duō gǔ fèn。

    He holds a lot of shares in this company.

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Related words

有

yǒu

to have

持

chí

to hold

有名

yǒu míng

famous

坚持

jiān chí

to persevere with

所有

suǒ yǒu

all

有趣

yǒu qù

interesting

支持

zhī chí

to be in favor of

保持

bǎo chí

to keep

持续

chí xù

to continue

有利

yǒu lì

advantageous

主持

zhǔ chí

to take charge of

还有

hái yǒu

furthermore

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