"持" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Strokes 4
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Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 扌士寸
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Mandarin chí
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Pinyin chi2
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QGDI
手土木戈
Sijiao 5404.1
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CNS 11643 1-513D
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Unicode U+6301
GB2312 B3D6
BIG5 ABF9
 chí to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control
Results beginning with 持
 chí xù to continue / to persist / to last / sustainable / preservation
 chí yǒu to hold (passport, views etc)
 chí gǔ to hold shares
 chí jiǔ lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long
 chí píng to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc) / fair / unbiased
 chí dāo to hold a knife / knife-wielding
 chí jiā to housekeep / housekeeping
 chí zhòng prudent / cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office
 chí cāng to hold a portfolio of shares
 chí fāng side (in a formal debate)
 chí shǒu to maintain / to adhere to / to observe (an injunction etc)
 chí xiè armed (robbery etc)
 chí yòng to have in one's possession and use when required
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 chí yǒu rén holder
 chí xù xìng sustainability
 chí yǒu zhě possessor
 chí jiǔ zhàn prolonged war / war of attrition
 chí jiǔ xìng constancy
 chí cāng liàng position (finance)
 chí fèn zhě stakeholder
 Chí guó tiān Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
 chí kǎ rén cardholder
 chí xù shí jiān duration
 chí zhī yǐ héng to pursue unremittingly (idiom) / to persevere
 chí píng zhī lùn fair argument / unbiased view
 chí tuó zān bǐ to serve as a counselor (idiom)
  retained dose
  holding gains
  homemaker
 chí qiāng qiāng jié armed robbery
 chí qiāng qiǎng jié armed robbery
 chí xiè qiǎng jié armed robbery
 chí xù ān quán sustained security
 chí xù jīng yíng going concern
 chí yǒu shōu yì holding gains
 chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn (politically) dissenting / dissident
 chí jiǔ xìng dú jì persistent agent
 chí jiǔ xìng nóng yào persistent pesticide
 chí xù jì suàn biǎo continuity schedule
  Protracted Relief Operations
  documented migrant worker
 chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn zhě (political) dissident
 chí jiǔ xìng huà xué jì persistent chemical
  continuing project
  Council of Ongoing Government
 chí jiǔ duō bàn lu:3 guān xì long-term concurrency
 chí xù xìng zhí wù zhuàng tài persistent vegetative state (medicine)
  Framework for Durable Solutions for Refugees and Persons of Concern / Framework for Durable Solutions
  Fund for Durable Solutions
 chí jiǔ xìng yǒu jī wū rǎn wù persistent organic pollutants
 chí xù xìng zhí wù rén zhuàng tài persistent vegetative state
  Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation
  persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
  Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee
  Plan of Action for Durable Solutions for Rwandese Refugees
Approximate Results for 持
 zhī chí to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4]
 bǎo chí to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
 jiān chí to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on
 wéi chí to keep / to maintain / to preserve
 zhǔ chí 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
 fú chí to help / to assist
 jīn chí reserved / aloof
 jié chí to kidnap / to hijack / to abduct / to hold under duress
 jiāng chí to be deadlocked
 bǎ chí to control / to dominate / to monopolize
 xié chí to seize
 bǐng chí to uphold / to hold fast to
 zhù chí to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist / abbot / head monk
 xiāng chí locked in a stalemate / to confront one another
 cāo chi to manage / to handle
 shòu chí to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)
 zhēng chí to refuse to concede / not to give in
 xié chí to hold under duress
 chēng chí (fig.) to sustain / to shore up
 bào chí to hold (expectations, hopes etc) / to maintain (an attitude etc) / to harbor (doubts etc) / to clinch (boxing)
 jiā chí to clamp / tongs
 jiā chí the laws of the Buddhism
 liào chí to arrange / to manage / to attend to / to take care of / to look after (the cooking)
 miǎn chí (Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
 wò chí to hold in one's hand / to grip
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 zhǔ chí rén TV or radio presenter / host / anchor
 kě chí xù sustainable
 zhī chí zhě supporter
 zhī chí lu:4 support level / popularity rating
 jié chí zhě hijacker / kidnapper
 hé jiāng chí nuclear equipoise / nuclear stalemate
 lǐ lì chí Lee
 wéi chí fèi maintenance costs
 zhī chí dù degree of support / percentage of vote
 jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom) / to keep going until the end
 shuǐ tǔ bǎo chí soil conservation
 kuàng rì chí jiǔ protracted (idiom) / long and drawn-out
 jié chí rén zhì hostage-taking / taking of hostages
 gè chí jǐ jiàn each sticks to his own opinion (idiom) / chacun son gout
 bǎ chí bù dìng indecisive (idiom)
 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise / experienced and knowledgeable
 xiāng chí bù xià at a stalemate / deadlocked / in unrelenting mutual opposition
  maintenance base level / maintenance level
  elite capture
  sustainable
  peacekeeping
  self-sustainability
  maintenance dose
  shoulder weapon / long gun
 bǎo chí kè zhì to exercise restraint
 bǎo chí lián xì to keep in touch / to stay in contact
 bǎo chí néng lì capacity retention
 bǎo chí yuán mào to preserve the original form
 jiān chí bù yú to stick to sth without change (idiom) / to persevere
 jiān chí xià qù to press on
 Jīn gāng zǒng chí Vajradhara
 jūn shì jiāng chí military stand-off
 kōng zhōng jié chí to hijack (a plane) / aircraft hijacking / skyjacking
 qín jiǎn chí jiā hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
 tóng chái fú chí peer support
 tǔ rǎng bǎo chí soil conservation
 wéi chí jī gòu maintenance agency
 wéi chí liáo fǎ maintenance treatment
 wéi chí néng lì sustainability
 wéi chí shēng huó to subsist / to eke out a living / to keep body and soul together
 wéi chí yuán pàn to affirm the original sentence (law)
 wéi chí zhì xù crowd control
 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
 wèi zhì bǎo chí station keeping
 xié chí gù zhǔ gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest)
 zhī chí fù wù supporting services
 kě chí xù fā zhǎn sustainable development
 kě chí xù lì yòng sustainable utilization / sustainable use
  sustainable procurement
  Peacekeeping Service
  sustainable mobility
  Aggregate Measurement of Support
  attain and maintain
  walinda amani
  sustainable production
  sustainable consumption
  sustainable publishing
  non-weapon-related crime
  sustainable fisheries
  sustainable employment
  homemaker
  anti-hijack drill
 kě chí xù néng yuán sustainable energy
 kě chí xù nóng yè sustainable agriculture
 kě chí xù zēng zhǎng sustainable growth
 quán lì chí yǒu rén rights holder
 shǒu chí shuǐ zhǔn yí hand level
 shuǐ tǔ bǎo chí gǔ Soil and Water Conservation Unit
 xì tǒng wéi chí gǔ Systems Maintenance Unit
 zhī chí xìng zhèng jù supporting evidence
  sustainable debt
  Sustainable Development Division
  social support system
  Sustainable Development Department
  maximum sustainable yield / maximum equilibrium catch / maximum sustained yield / sustainable catch
  sustainable livestock
  sustainable biomass
  Network Support Technician
  early recovery support
  self-sustainment category
  peacekeeping doctrine
  franchisee
  Conference on Peacekeeping
  peacekeeping assets
  fiscal sustainability
  allocation right holder
  standstill commitment
  self-sustainment standards / performance standards for self-sustainment
  peacekeeping operation
  Sustainable Development Network
  self-sustaining logistics
  self-sustainment arrangement / self-sustainment contract
  medical self-sustainment
  life-support system
  Translation Support Officer
  peacekeeping architecture
  sustainable urbanization
  standstill agreement
  sustainability assessment
 duō zhǒng yǔ yán zhī chí multilingual support
 fēi fǎ jié chí fēi jī unlawful seizure of aircraft
 jiàn kāng wéi chí shè shī Health Maintenance Facility
 jī běn shēng mìng zhī chí basic life support
 jī chǔ shè shī zhī chí infrastructure support
 jī gòu kě chí xù xìng institutional sustainability
 jué cè zhī chí xì tǒng decision support system
 kě chí xù lián hé guó Sustainable United Nations
 kě chí xù lu:3 yóu yè sustainable tourism
 kě chí xù néng yuán sī Sustainable Energy Division
 kě chí xù shēng jì gǔ Sustainable Livelihoods Unit
 kě chí xù shuǐ zhèng cè sustainable water policy
 kě chí xù xìng shè jì ecodesign / sustainable design
 kě chí xù xìng zhàn lu:è Strategy for Sustainability
 rèn zhèng zhī chí xiǎo zǔ certification support cell
 shēng mìng wéi chí shè bèi life-support equipment
 shuǐ yuán kě chí xù xìng water sustainability
 tǐ zhì kě chí xù xìng institutional sustainability
 wài zhài kě chí xù xìng external debt sustainability
 xiān jìn shēng mìng zhī chí advanced life support
 yòng yú wéi chí shēng jì subsistence use
 zhài wù kě chí xù xìng debt sustainability
 zhèng cè zhī chí gōng jù Policy Support Instrument
 zì wǒ wéi chí néng lì self-sustained capacity
  right to remain silent
  sustainable catch
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