持

chí

“To hold” in Chinese is 持 (chí).

Other characters with the syllable chi: see all 15 →

Meaning

to hold
to grasp
to support

Show 5 more meanings

to maintain
to persevere
to manage
to run (i.e. administer)
to control

Example

保持安静！

Keep quiet!

From 保持 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 持

保持bǎochíto keepHSK 3 持续chíxùto continue; to last; to persistHSK 3 坚持jiānchíto persevere withHSK 3 支持zhīchíto be in favor ofHSK 3 主持zhǔchíto take charge ofHSK 3 维持wéichíto keep; to maintain; to preserveHSK 4 持有chíyǒuto hold (passport, views etc)HSK 6 主持人zhǔchírénhost; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchorHSK 6

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

Learning HSK 3? Save 持 and track your progress — free.

Save words — free