保持 bǎochí, to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve 支持 zhīchí, to be in favor of/to support/to back/support/backing/to stand by/CL:個|个[gè] 坚持 jiānchí, [堅持], to persevere with/to persist in/to insist on 持续 chíxù, [持續], to continue/to persist/sustainable/preservation 维持 wéichí, [維持], to keep/to maintain/to preserve 主持 zhǔchí, to take charge of/to manage or direct/to preside over/to uphold/to stand for (ju... 主持人 zhǔchírén, TV or radio presenter/host/anchor 持 chí, to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to manage/to run (i.e. admi... 持有 chíyǒu, to hold (passport, views etc) 劫持 jiéchí, to kidnap/to hijack/to abduct/to hold under duress 支持者 zhīchízhě, supporter 持久 chíjiǔ, lasting/enduring/persistent/permanent/protracted/endurance/persistence/to last l... 挟持 xiéchí, [挾持], to seize 持械 chíxiè, armed (robbery etc) 扶持 fúchí, to help/to assist 坚持不懈 jiānchíbùxiè, [堅持不懈], to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end 支持率 zhīchílǜ, support level/popularity rating 矜持 jīnchí, reserved/aloof 把持 bǎchí, to control/to dominate/to monopolize 胁持 xiéchí, [脅持], to hold under duress 僵持 jiāngchí, to be deadlocked 持久战 chíjiǔzhàn, [持久戰], prolonged war/war of attrition 持平 chípíng, to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)/fair/unbiased 住持 zhùchí, to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist/abbot/head monk 操持 cāochi, to manage/to handle 持之以恒 chízhīyǐhéng, [持之以恆], to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere 各持己见 gèchíjǐjiàn, [各持己見], each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout 旷日持久 kuàngrìchíjiǔ, [曠日持久], protracted (idiom)/long and drawn-out 持家 chíjiā, to housekeep/housekeeping 相持不下 xiāngchíbùxià, at a stalemate/deadlocked/in unrelenting mutual opposition 勤俭持家 qínjiǎnchíjiā, [勤儉持家], hardworking and thrifty in running one's household 争持 zhēngchí, [爭持], to refuse to concede/not to give in 持重 chízhòng, prudent/cautious/to be in charge of ritual ceremonies/to hold an important offic... 相持 xiāngchí, locked in a stalemate/to confront one another 保持克制 bǎochíkèzhì, to exercise restraint 保持原貌 bǎochíyuánmào, to preserve the original form 劫持者 jiéchízhě, hijacker/kidnapper 危而不持 wēiérbùchí, national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation... 受持 shòuchí, to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism) 可持续 kěchíxù, [可持續], sustainable 可持续发展 kěchíxùfāzhǎn, [可持續發展], sustainable development 同侪扶持 tóngcháifúchí, [同儕扶持], peer support 坚持下去 jiānchíxiàqù, [堅持下去], to press on 坚持不渝 jiānchíbùyú, [堅持不渝], to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere 多种语言支持 duōzhǒngyǔyánzhīchí, [多種語言支持], multilingual support 夹持 jiāchí, [夾持], to clamp/tongs 把持不定 bǎchíbùdìng, indecisive (idiom) 抱持 bàochí, to hold (expectations, hopes etc)/to maintain (an attitude etc)/to harbor (doubt... 持不同政见 chíbùtóngzhèngjiàn, [持不同政見], (politically) dissenting/dissident 持不同政见者 chíbùtóngzhèngjiànzhě, [持不同政見者], (political) dissident 持久性毒剂 chíjiǔxìngdújì, [持久性毒劑], persistent agent 持刀 chídāo, to hold a knife/knife-wielding 持卡人 chíkǎrén, cardholder 持国天 Chíguótiān, [持國天], Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings) 持守 chíshǒu, to maintain/to adhere to/to observe (an injunction etc) 持平之论 chípíngzhīlùn, [持平之論], fair argument/unbiased view 持有人 chíyǒurén, holder 持枪抢劫 chíqiāngqiāngjié, [持槍搶劫], armed robbery 持橐簪笔 chítuózānbǐ, [持橐簪筆], to serve as a counselor (idiom) 持用 chíyòng, to have in one's possession and use when required 持续性植物人状态 chíxùxìngzhíwùrénzhuàngtài, [持續性植物人狀態], persistent vegetative state 持续性植物状态 chíxùxìngzhíwùzhuàngtài, [持續性植物狀態], persistent vegetative state (medicine) 持续时间 chíxùshíjiān, [持續時間], duration 持股 chígǔ, to hold shares 挟持雇主 xiéchígùzhǔ, [挾持雇主], gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest) 撑持 chēngchí, [撐持], (fig.) to sustain/to shore up 支持度 zhīchídù, degree of support/percentage of vote 料持 liàochí, to arrange/to manage/to attend to/to take care of/to look after (the cooking) 核僵持 héjiāngchí, nuclear equipoise/nuclear stalemate 水土保持 shuǐtǔbǎochí, soil conservation 秉持 bǐngchí, to uphold/to hold fast to 维持原判 wéichíyuánpàn, [維持原判], to affirm the original sentence (law) 维持生活 wéichíshēnghuó, [維持生活], to subsist/to eke out a living/to keep body and soul together 维持费 wéichífèi, [維持費], maintenance costs 老成持重 lǎochéngchízhòng, old and wise/experienced and knowledgeable 迦持 jiāchí, the laws of the Buddhism 金刚总持 Jīngāngzǒngchí, [金剛總持], Vajradhara