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持

chí

HSK 4 Character

What 持 means

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

Example sentences

• 坚持。
  Keep it up!
• 保持安静
  Bǎochí ānjìng
  Keep it quiet.
• 保持警惕。
  Bǎochí jǐngtì.
  Stay sharp.
• 我支持你。
  I'm on your side.
• 保持安静！
  Keep quiet.
• 保持微笑。
  Keep on smiling.

Words starting with 持

• 持续chí xùto continue; to persist; to last
• 持久chí jiǔlasting; enduring; persistent
• 持有chí yǒuto hold (passport, views etc)
• 持枪chí qiāngto carry a gun
• 持之以恒chí zhī yǐ héngto pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
• 持平chí píngto stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc); fair; unbiased
• 持久战chí jiǔ zhànprolonged war; war of attrition
• 持卡人chí kǎ réncardholder
• 持有人chí yǒu rénholder
• 持家chí jiāto housekeep; to run one's household
• 持方chí fāngside (in a formal debate)
• 持用chí yòngto have in one's possession and use when required
• 持重chí zhòngprudent; cautious; to be in charge of ritual ceremonies; to hold an important office
• 持国天Chí guó tiānDhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
• 持续时间chí xù shí jiānduration
• 持平之论chí píng zhī lùnfair argument; unbiased view
• 持不同政见chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn(politically) dissenting; dissident
• 持不同政见者chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn zhě(political) dissident
• 持份者chí fèn zhě(Hong Kong) stakeholder
• 持股chí gǔto hold shares
• 持守chí shǒuto maintain; to adhere to; to observe (an injunction etc)
• 持械chí xièarmed (robbery etc)
• 持久性毒剂chí jiǔ xìng dú jìpersistent agent
• 持刀chí dāoto hold a knife; knife-wielding

Words containing 持

• 支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support; to back
• 坚持jiān chíto persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
• 保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain; to hold
• 主持人zhǔ chí rénhost; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor…
• 主持zhǔ chíto take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over
• 维持wéi chíto keep; to maintain; to preserve
• 扶持fú chíto help; to assist
• 劫持jié chíto kidnap; to hijack; to abduct
• 矜持jīn chíreserved; aloof
• 支持者zhī chí zhěsupporter
• 僵持jiāng chíto be deadlocked
• 坚持不懈jiān chí bù xiè(idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
• 把持bǎ chíto control; to dominate; to monopolize
• 住持zhù chíto administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk
• 挟持xié chíto seize (sb) by the arms; to hold under duress; to abduct
• 操持cāo chito manage; to handle
• 自持zì chíto control onself; to exercise self-restraint; self-sustaining
• 支持率zhī chí lǜsupport level; popularity rating
• 相持xiāng chílocked in a stalemate; to confront one another
• 加持jiā chí(Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings; (fig.) empowerment; boost; support…
• 受持shòu chíto accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)
• 相持不下xiāng chí bù xiàat a stalemate; deadlocked; in unrelenting mutual opposition
• 支持度zhī chí dùlevel of support
• 协同主持人xié tóng zhǔ chí rén(Taiwan) (in a research project) collaborator of the investigator(s)

Characters built on 寺

These share the phonetic component 寺 (sì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 诗shīpoem; poetry; verse
• 侍shìto serve; to attend upon
• 峙zhì(literary) to tower aloft
• 痔zhìpiles; hemorrhoid
• 恃shì(bound form) to rely on; (literary) one's mother

Characters that look like 持

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 待dàito wait; to treat; to deal with
• 桥qiáobridge
• 拷kǎoto beat; to flog; to examine under torture
• 绊bànto trip; to stumble; to hinder
• 拚pànto strive for; to struggle; to disregard
• 捋lǚto smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers; to stroke

Sounds the same

Read chí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 迟late; delayed; slow
• 池pond; reservoir; moat
• 驰to run fast; to speed; to gallop
• 匙spoon
• 弛to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax
• 坻islet; rock in river
• 篪bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes
• 踟used in 踟蹰
• 茌used in 茌平
• 蚳ant eggs
• 墀courtyard
• 箎bamboo flute with 8 holes