Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 持

to hold
to grasp
to support
to maintain
to persevere
to manage
to run (i.e. administer)
to control

to have in one's possession and use when required

to persevere with
to persist in
to insist on

to hold a portfolio of shares

to be in favor of
to support
to back
support
backing
to stand by
CL:個／个 (gè)

to continue
to persist
to last
sustainable
preservation

to keep
to maintain
to hold
to preserve

to hold (passport, views etc)

prudent; cautious
to be in charge of ritual ceremonies
to hold an important office

(of an investor) to increase one's holdings

to maintain
to adhere to
to observe (an injunction etc)

to hold in one's hand; to grip

(fig.) to sustain
to shore up

to manage
to handle

(of an investor) to reduce one's holdings

to hold under duress

lasting
enduring
persistent
permanent
protracted
endurance
persistence
to last long

side (in a formal debate)

(Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings
(fig.) empowerment; boost; support; backing
to give one's blessing; to empower
(Tw) to hold an additional (passport etc)

to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)

to clamp
tongs

the laws of the Buddhism

to kidnap
to hijack
to abduct
to hold under duress

to hold shares

to uphold
to hold fast to

to seize (sb) by the arms
to hold under duress; to abduct

to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
abbot
head monk

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

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

armed (robbery etc)

to be deadlocked

locked in a stalemate
to confront one another

to control
to dominate
to monopolize

to housekeep; to run one's household

to keep; to maintain; to preserve

reserved
aloof

to hold a knife
knife-wielding

to help
to assist

to arrange
to manage
to attend to
to take care of
to look after (the cooking)

to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
to maintain (an attitude etc)
to harbor (doubts etc)
to clinch (boxing)

to carry a gun

to refuse to concede
not to give in

(Tw) hands-free (telephone function)

hijacker
kidnapper

TV or radio presenter
host
anchor

supporter

support level
popularity rating

nuclear equipoise
nuclear stalemate

sustainable

stakeholder

cardholder

maintenance costs

holder

chícāngliàng

position (finance)

degree of support
percentage of vote

Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)

prolonged war
war of attrition

kōngzhōngjiéchí

to hijack (a plane)
aircraft hijacking
skyjacking

chípíngzhīlùn

fair argument
unbiased view

shuǐtǔbǎochí

soil conservation

dàochí- Tài'ē

variant of 倒持泰阿 (dàochi-Tàiè)

jiānchíbùxiè

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

bǎochíyuánmào

to preserve the original form

chíxùshíjiān

duration

qínjiǎnchíjiā

hardworking and thrifty in running one's household

wéichíyuánpàn

to affirm the original sentence (law)

tóngcháifúchí

peer support

wéichíshēnghuó

to subsist
to eke out a living
to keep body and soul together

chíqiāngqiǎngjié

armed robbery

chízhīyǐhéng

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

xiāngchíbùxià

at a stalemate
deadlocked
in unrelenting mutual opposition

Jīngāngzǒngchí

Vajradhara

jiānchíxiàqù

to press on

chítuózānbǐ

to serve as a counselor (idiom)

gèchíjǐjiàn

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

bǎchíbùdìng

indecisive (idiom)

xiéchígùzhǔ

gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest)

kuàngrìchíjiǔ

protracted (idiom)
long and drawn-out

jiānchíbùyú

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

wēi'érbùchí

national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

bǎochíkèzhì

to exercise restraint

dàochí- Tài'ē

lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
fig. to relinquish power to another; to place oneself at another's mercy

lǎochéngchízhòng

old and wise
experienced and knowledgeable

chíjiǔxìngdújì

持久性毒剂

[持久性毒劑]

persistent agent

kěchíxùfāzhǎn

可持续发展

[可持續發展]

sustainable development

chíbùtóngzhèngjiàn

持不同政见

[持不同政見]

(politically) dissenting
dissident

chíbùtóngzhèngjiànzhě

持不同政见者

[持不同政見者]

(political) dissident

chíxùxìngzhíwùzhuàngtài

持续性植物状态

[持續性植物狀態]

persistent vegetative state (medicine)

chíxùxìngzhíwùrénzhuàngtài

持续性植物人状态

[持續性植物人狀態]

persistent vegetative state

mǔdansuīhǎo,zhōngxūlüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持]

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.

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánzhànglüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶持]

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.

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánpínglüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持]

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.