持用
chí yòng
Pinyin

Definition

持用
 - 
chí yòng
  1. to have in one's possession and use when required

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
坚持
jiān chí
  1. 1 to persevere with
  2. 2 to persist in
  3. 3 to insist on
支持
zhī chí
  1. 1 to be in favor of
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 to stand by
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
用
yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to have to
  4. 4 to eat or drink
  5. 5 expense or outlay
  6. 6 usefulness
  7. 7 hence
  8. 8 therefore
不用
bù yòng
  1. 1 need not
主持
zhǔ chí
  1. 1 to take charge of
  2. 2 to manage or direct
  3. 3 to preside over
  4. 4 to uphold
  5. 5 to stand for (justice etc)
  6. 6 to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. 7 (TV) anchor
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
享用
xiǎng yòng
  1. 1 to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
作用
zuò yòng
  1. 1 to act on
  2. 2 to affect
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 function
  5. 5 activity
  6. 6 impact
  7. 7 result
  8. 8 effect
  9. 9 purpose
  10. 10 intent
  11. 11 to play a role
  12. 12 corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
  13. 13 CL:個|个[gè]
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
信用
xìn yòng
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 credit (commerce)
  3. 3 trustworthiness
  4. 4 creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
  1. 1 credit card
备用
bèi yòng
  1. 1 reserve
  2. 2 spare
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 backup
利用
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
好用
hǎo yòng
  1. 1 useful
  2. 2 serviceable
  3. 3 effective
  4. 4 handy
  5. 5 easy to use
家用
jiā yòng
  1. 1 home-use
  2. 2 domestic
  3. 3 family expenses
  4. 4 housekeeping money
实用
shí yòng
  1. 1 practical
  2. 2 functional
  3. 3 pragmatic
  4. 4 applied (science)
专用
zhuān yòng
  1. 1 special
  2. 2 dedicated
引用
yǐn yòng
  1. 1 to quote
  2. 2 to cite
  3. 3 to recommend
  4. 4 to appoint
  5. 5 (computing) reference
应用
yìng yòng
  1. 1 to put to use
  2. 2 to apply
  3. 3 practical
  4. 4 applied (science, linguistics etc)
  5. 5 application
  6. 6 practical use
  7. 7 (computing) app

Idioms (20)

一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
  1. 1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
  1. 1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè
  1. 1 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝
jiān chí bù yú
  1. 1 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
  1. 1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
  2. 2 to allow room for error
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
  1. 1 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
惯用语
guàn yòng yǔ
  1. 1 commonly used phrase
  2. 2 idiom
  3. 3 colloquial usage
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive (idiom)
持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng
  1. 1 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ
  1. 1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
旷日持久
kuàng rì chí jiǔ
  1. 1 protracted (idiom)
  2. 2 long and drawn-out
无所用心
wú suǒ yòng xīn
  1. 1 not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 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 lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 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.

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