持

The character "持" has 9 strokes. "持" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "持" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "持" are "chí" . View the stroke order of "持">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "持"

v.: hold; grasp; have sth in one's hand; maintain; entertain; harbour; be in charge of; manage; run; take care of; support; uphold; oppose; be in a stalemate; control; dominate

• hold : v.抓住；拿着；托住；夹住；拘留；稳定；容纳；能装；拥有；为（人）保留；控制；防止；举行
• grasp : v.抓牢；握紧；理解；领会；试图抓住；果断地采取对…有利的行动
• maintain : v.维持；保持；扶养；负担；坚持；断言；主张；维护；将… 维持；养护
• entertain : v.给…娱乐；使快乐；对（意见；建议；感情）给予考虑；招待；款待
• harbour : n.海港；安全港湾；避难所
• be in charge of : 负责；掌管
• manage : v.管理；经营；设法继续生存；对付过去；处理；应付；主管；掌管；承受；当（运动队或演出者）的经理人
• run : v.跑；奔；奔忙；通过；传递；迅速传播；传开；流动；行驶；管理；经营；负责；开动；操作；运转；继续；持续；具有法律效力；起作用；竞选；当候选人；出版；刊登；被出版；被刊登；偷运；走私；花费
• take care of : 照顾, 照料
• support : v.支撑；支持；提供帮助；使能够起作用；支持（程序；语言；装置的）运行；鼓励；维持
• uphold : v.支持；支撑；维持
• oppose : v.反对；抵抗；竞争
• control : n.影响力；控制；支配；指挥；管理；对照；指挥员；控制措施；管理办法；指挥部
• dominate : v.支配；统治；控制；俯瞰；成为…中最重要（或最显眼）的人；高耸于

Form words with "持"

持反调 hold opposite views

持黑枪 possess illegal firearms

持观望态度 take a wait-and-see attitude;take a wait-and-see attitude

持迂腐之见 hold pedantic ideas

持强硬观点 have strong views

持极端见解 hold extreme views

持保留态度 have reservations

持现实态度 be realistic about sth

持不同政见 hold different political views

持中国护照旅行 travel on one's Chinese passport

对政治问题持骑墙态度 straddle a political question

Example phrases using "持"

• 他对我们的经济改制持敌对态度。

  He is antagonistic to our economic restructuring.

• 在这一点上，我方持不同意见。

  We disagree with you on this point.

• 他对取消现行考试制度持灰色态度。

  He is ambiguous about eliminating the present exam system.

• 一个对税收问题持骑墙态度的人。

  A man who had straddled the issue of taxes.

• 持霰弹猎枪杀人不眨眼的劫犯。

  [no obj.]a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood.

• 我对我的未来持开放的想法。

  I'm keeping an open mind about my future.

• 地方市政委员会持反对立场。

  The local councils are anti.

• 一群持敌对态度的旁观者。

  An antagonistic group of bystanders.

• 委员会与政府持不同意见。

  [mass noun]the Commission is in dispute with the government.

• 持标新立异见解的人极少有妙语连珠的本领。

  Seldom do so many witty touches come out of left field.