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持重
chí zhòng
Pinyin
Definition
持重
-
chí zhòng
prudent
cautious
to be in charge of ritual ceremonies
to hold an important office
Character Decomposition
持
扌
土
寸
重
㇒
十
里
Related Words
(20)
保持
bǎo chí
1
to keep
2
to maintain
3
to hold
4
to preserve
严重
yán zhòng
1
grave
2
serious
3
severe
4
critical
坚持
jiān chí
1
to persevere with
2
to persist in
3
to insist on
支持
zhī chí
1
to be in favor of
2
to support
3
to back
4
support
5
backing
6
to stand by
7
CL:個|个[gè]
重
chóng
1
to repeat
2
repetition
3
again
4
re-
5
classifier: layer
重新
chóng xīn
1
again
2
once more
3
re-
重要
zhòng yào
1
important
2
significant
3
major
主持
zhǔ chí
1
to take charge of
2
to manage or direct
3
to preside over
4
to uphold
5
to stand for (justice etc)
6
to host (a TV or radio program etc)
7
(TV) anchor
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
1
TV or radio presenter
2
host
3
anchor
保重
bǎo zhòng
1
to take care of oneself
加重
jiā zhòng
1
to make heavier
2
to emphasize
3
(of an illness etc) to become more serious
4
to aggravate (a bad situation)
5
to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
厚重
hòu zhòng
1
thick
2
heavy
3
thickset (body)
4
massive
5
generous
6
extravagant
7
profound
8
dignified
多重
duō chóng
1
multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
尊重
zūn zhòng
1
to esteem
2
to respect
3
to honor
4
to value
5
eminent
6
serious
7
proper
慎重
shèn zhòng
1
cautious
2
careful
3
prudent
扶持
fú chí
1
to help
2
to assist
持
chí
1
to hold
2
to grasp
3
to support
4
to maintain
5
to persevere
6
to manage
7
to run (i.e. administer)
8
to control
持久
chí jiǔ
1
lasting
2
enduring
3
persistent
4
permanent
5
protracted
6
endurance
7
persistence
8
to last long
持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng
1
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持有
chí yǒu
1
to hold (passport, views etc)
Idioms
(20)
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
1
each word carries weight
2
a promise must be kept (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
1
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
2
naive
3
doesn't know who's who
4
no sense of priorities
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
1
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
1
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
1
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
1
national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
1
lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
2
fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
3
to make a comeback
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
1
each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
1
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
1
lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè
1
to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝
jiān chí bù yú
1
to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
1
as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
2
to have a weight off one's mind
山峦重叠
shān luán chóng dié
1
overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
1
to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
慎重其事
shèn zhòng qí shì
1
to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
1
indecisive (idiom)
持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng
1
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ
1
to serve as a counselor (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
1
to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
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