操持
cāo chi
Pinyin

Definition

操持
 - 
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 classifier: 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

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

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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