chí

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 持

主持
zhǔ chí

to take charge of

主持人
zhǔ chí rén

TV or radio presenter

保持
bǎo chí

to keep

劫持
jié chí

to kidnap

坚持
jiān chí

to persevere with

坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè

to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end

扶持
fú chí

to help

持久
chí jiǔ

lasting

持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

持续
chí xù

to continue

挟持
xié chí

to seize

支持
zhī chí

to be in favor of

维持
wéi chí

to keep

住持
zhù chí

to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist

保持克制
bǎo chí kè zhì

to exercise restraint

保持原貌
bǎo chí yuán mào

to preserve the original form

僵持
jiāng chí

to be deadlocked

劫持者
jié chí zhě

hijacker

危而不持
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

受持
shòu chí

to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)

可持续
kě chí xù

sustainable

可持续发展
kě chí xù fā zhǎn

sustainable development

各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn

each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout

同侪扶持
tóng chái fú chí

peer support

坚持下去
jiān chí xià qù

to press on

坚持不渝
jiān chí bù yú

to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere

多种语言支持
duō zhǒng yǔ yán zhī chí

multilingual support

夹持
jiā chí

to clamp

把持
bǎ chí

to control

把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng

indecisive (idiom)

抱持
bào chí

to maintain (an attitude etc)

持不同政见
chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn

(politically) dissenting

持不同政见者
chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn zhě

(political) dissident

持久性毒剂
chí jiǔ xìng dú jì

persistent agent

持久战
chí jiǔ zhàn

prolonged war

持仓量
chí cāng liàng

position (finance)

持刀
chí dāo

knife-wielding

持国天
chí guó tiān

Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)

持守
chí shǒu

to maintain

持家
chí jiā

to housekeep

持平
chí píng

to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)

持平之论
chí píng zhī lùn

fair argument

持方
chí fāng

side (in a formal debate)

持械
chí xiè

armed (robbery etc)

持枪
chí qiāng

to carry a gun

持枪抢劫
chí qiāng qiǎng jié

armed robbery

持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ

to serve as a counselor (idiom)

持用
chí yòng

to have in one's possession and use when required

持续性植物人状态
chí xù xìng zhí wù rén zhuàng tài

persistent vegetative state

持续性植物状态
chí xù xìng zhí wù zhuàng tài

persistent vegetative state (medicine)

持续时间
chí xù shí jiān

duration

持重
chí zhòng

prudent; cautious

挟持雇主
xié chí gù zhǔ

gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest)

撑持
chēng chí

(fig.) to sustain

操持
cāo chi

to manage

支持度
zhī chí dù

degree of support

支持率
zhī chí lǜ

support level

支持者
zhī chí zhě

supporter

料持
liào chí

to arrange

旷日持久
kuàng rì chí jiǔ

protracted (idiom)

核僵持
hé jiāng chí

nuclear equipoise

水土保持
shuǐ tǔ bǎo chí

soil conservation

争持
zhēng chí

to refuse to concede

牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

牡丹虽好,全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lǜ yè fú chí

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

牡丹虽好,终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

相持
xiāng chí

locked in a stalemate

相持不下
xiāng chí bù xià

at a stalemate

矜持
jīn chí

reserved

空中劫持
kōng zhōng jié chí

to hijack (a plane)

维持原判
wéi chí yuán pàn

to affirm the original sentence (law)

维持生活
wéi chí shēng huó

to subsist

维持费
wéi chí fèi

maintenance costs

老成持重
lǎo chéng chí zhòng

experienced and knowledgeable

迦持
jiā chí

the laws of the Buddhism

金刚总持
jīn gāng zǒng chí

Vajradhara