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持

chí

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

持 (chí) is a Chinese word meaning “to hold”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  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

Stroke order

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Example

他手裡持著一本書。

He's holding a book in his hand.

Related words at this level

吃驚吃苦吃虧吃力尺寸遲早翅膀沖

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).