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chí
to hold, to support, to sustain
🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 寺 provides pronunciation
HSK 4 ✏️ 9 strokes Very Common • Top 4%

Words Using 持 (78)

支持
zhīchí
HSK 4
to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
坚持
jiānchí
HSK 4
to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on
保持
bǎochí
HSK 5
to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
主持
zhǔchí
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
持续
chíxù
HSK 5
to continue / to persist / sustainable / preservation
持久
chíjiǔ
HSK 6
lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long
维持
wéichí
HSK 6
to keep / to maintain / to preserve
chí
to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control
主持人
zhǔchírén
TV or radio presenter / host / anchor
持有
chíyǒu
to hold (passport, views etc)
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