Meaning of 持
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chí
- to hold
- to grasp
- to support
- to maintain
- to persevere
- to manage
- to run (i.e. administer)
- to control
持 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们会保持安静。
We'll stay quiet.
会议持续多久？
How long will the meeting last?
嗨，请保持安静。
Hey guys, please be quiet.
和我保持联系。
Keep in touch with me.
我爸爸坚持要我去那地方看看。
My father insisted that I should go to see the place.
Stroke order for each character
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持 chí · to hold · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 持.
| 保持 | bǎochí | to keep; to maintain |
| 支持 | zhīchí | to be in favor of; to support |
| 坚持 | jiānchí | to persevere with; to persist in |
| 持续 | chíxù | to continue; to last; to persist |
| 主持 | zhǔchí | to take charge of; to manage or direct |
| 维持 | wéichí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve |
| 持有 | chíyǒu | to hold (passport, views etc) |
| 主持人 | zhǔchírén | host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor; (Tw) (research project) princ |
| 劫持 | jiéchí | to kidnap; to hijack |
| 持久 | chíjiǔ | lasting; enduring |
| 挟持 | xiéchí | to seize (sb) by the arms; to hold under duress; to abduct |
| 扶持 | fúchí | to help; to assist |
Questions about 持
What does 持 mean?
持 (chí) means "to hold; to grasp" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 持?
持 is made of 1 character: 持 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 持 an HSK word?
Yes. 持 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.