操持
cāo chi
Pinyin

Definition

操持
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cāo chi
  1. to manage
  2. to handle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
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]
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
持
chí
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to grasp
  3. 3 to support
  4. 4 to maintain
  5. 5 to persevere
  6. 6 to manage
  7. 7 to run (i.e. administer)
  8. 8 to control
持久
chí jiǔ
  1. 1 lasting
  2. 2 enduring
  3. 3 persistent
  4. 4 permanent
  5. 5 protracted
  6. 6 endurance
  7. 7 persistence
  8. 8 to last long
持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng
  1. 1 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持续
chí xù
  1. 1 to continue
  2. 2 to persist
  3. 3 sustainable
  4. 4 preservation
操
cāo
  1. 1 old variant of 操[cāo]
操作
cāo zuò
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 to operate
  3. 3 to manipulate
操场
cāo chǎng
  1. 1 playground
  2. 2 sports field
  3. 3 drill ground
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
操心
cāo xīn
  1. 1 to worry about
操蛋
cào dàn
  1. 1 lousy
  2. 2 rotten
曹操
Cáo Cāo
  1. 1 Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕
  2. 2 the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
矜持
jīn chí
  1. 1 reserved
  2. 2 aloof
维持
wéi chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to preserve
体操
tǐ cāo
  1. 1 gymnastic
  2. 2 gymnastics
住持
zhù chí
  1. 1 to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
  2. 2 abbot
  3. 3 head monk
保健操
bǎo jiàn cāo
  1. 1 health exercises

Idioms (16)

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
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
  1. 1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
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
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)
操之过急
cāo zhī guò jí
  1. 1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
  2. 2 overhasty
旷日持久
kuàng rì chí jiǔ
  1. 1 protracted (idiom)
  2. 2 long and drawn-out
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.
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū 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.
率尔操觚
shuài ěr cāo gū
  1. 1 to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off
稳操胜券
wěn cāo shèng quàn
  1. 1 grasp it and victory is assured
  2. 2 to have success within one's grasp (idiom)
重操旧业
chóng cāo jiù yè
  1. 1 to resume one's old trade (idiom)

Sample Sentences

麻烦什么。我们大人也会帮你们操持的。一辈子就这么一次。到时候亲朋好友见证你们的幸福，风风光光地做新娘子，多好啊！
máfan shénme 。wǒmen dàren yě huì bāng nǐmen cāochí de 。yībèizi jiù zhème yīcì 。dào shíhou qīnpénghǎoyǒu jiànzhèng nǐmen de xìngfú ，fēngfēngguāngguāng de zuò xīnniángzi ，duō hǎo a ！
What trouble? We parents will help you deal with it. You only get something like this once in a lifetime. On that day, all your relatives and friends will get to witness your happiness. You'll be such a beautiful bride. It'll be great!
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