持

chí · chi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to hold
  2. to grasp
  3. to support
  4. to maintain
  5. to persevere
  6. to manage
  7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. to control

In a sentence

2 examples
01

恐(kǒng)怕(pà)就(jiù)这(zhè)点(diǎn)上(shàng),我(wǒ)和(hé)你(nǐ)持(chí)不(bù)同(tóng)意(yì)见(jiàn)。

I'm afraid I differ with you on this point.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

很(hěn)多(duō)人(rén)对(duì)中(zhōng)药(yào)的(de)真(zhēn)实(shí)效(xiào)果(guǒ)持(chí)怀(huái)疑(yí)态(tài)度(dù)。

Many people are skeptical about the actual effects of traditional Chinese medicine.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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