抱持

Traditional form:

抱持

Pinyin (reading):

bàochí

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 抱 - to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain

Traditional characters:

• 抱 - to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain