持
chí
Pinyin
Definition
持
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- to hold
- to grasp
- to support
- to maintain
- to persevere
- to manage
- to run (i.e. administer)
- to control
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to persevere with
- 2 to persist in
- 3 to insist on
- 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
- 1 TV or radio presenter
- 2 host
- 3 anchor
- 1 to keep
- 2 to maintain
- 3 to hold
- 4 to preserve
Idioms (11)
危而不持
- 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
- 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
坚持不懈
- 1 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝
- 1 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
把持不定
- 1 indecisive (idiom)
Sample Sentences
做得好。这次的企划你想得很周到。问题也处理得很恰当。继续保持!
Well done. The project was well thought through. Problems were also well resolved. Keep going!
一是,英国此前与欧盟达成的“脱欧”协议已3次遭英国议会下院投票否决。二是,欧洲议会选举投票23日在英国举行。多个民调显示,保守党支持率大幅落后于新成立的“脱欧党”。
Firstly "Brexit" agreement reached by the United Kingdom with the European Union has been voted against by the lower house of the British Parliament three times. Secondly the European Parliament election will be held in the United Kingdom on the 23rd. A number of polls show that the Conservative Party’s support rate has lagged by a big margin behind the newly established “Brexit Party”.
共同社报道,围绕农产品和工业制品等关税,特朗普否定日方视为谈判基础的跨太平洋伙伴关系协定内容,在强调两国“友好关系”的同时继续保持施压姿态。
Kyodo News reported that regarding the tariffs on agricultural products and industrial products, Trump denied the content of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), which Japan considered as the basis for negotiations, and continued to put pressure while emphasizing the "friendly relations" between the two countries.
近半个月以来,武汉市民已经可以凭手机里的健康码“绿码”走出小区,上班或采购时戴着口罩、保持间距。城市交通也已逐渐恢复,高峰时段的长江大桥甚至有些许拥堵。
In the past couple of weeks, Wuhan citizens are able to walk out of their neighbours with a health code "green code" in their phones. When working or doing groceries, they wear masks and maintain distance. The traffic in the city is back to normal, and is even jammed on the Yangtze Bridge during rush hours.
参加演唱会既能支持爱豆,又可以获得身心满足,有何不可呢?
Why not if you can both support the idol when attending their concerts and be spiritually and mentally rewarded?
那你肯定很难理解网上那些组织应援、为偶像摇旗呐喊的行为啦,现在很多偶像是通过粉丝支持、创造流量爆红的,所以粉丝几乎是他们的衣食父母呀。
Then you must find it hard to understand how online groups provide support, carry flags and shout support for their idols. Now many idols are supported by fans who help to create traffic. So fans have almost become their parents.
口罩还不够,要保持一定的社交距离。新闻说病毒的潜伏期很长,有些患者没有症状,但已经受到感染了。
Masks are not enough, you need to keep a certain social distance. The news said that the incubation period of the virus is very long. Some patients are asymptomatic, but they have been infected.
保持社交距离
to keep social distance
据悉,今年的“设计中国北京”在持续5天的展期中,来自12位知名设计师的作品,让人感受到耳目一新的视觉体验与生活灵感,
According to sources, the “design China Beijing” exhibition this year lasted 5 days. the works of 12 well known designers left visitors with a new and refreshing experience and inspiration.
通过现场摆放的3D打印仪器制作以咖啡渣制作咖啡杯等产品,启迪观众对可持续设计的想象。
The production of coffee cups and other products with coffee grounds through 3D printing equipment placed on the scene inspires the audience's imagination of sustainable design.