抱持 bào chí ㄅㄠˋ ㄔˊ pou5 ci4
- to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
- to maintain (an attitude etc)
- to harbor (doubts etc)
- to clinch (boxing)
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抱
- 怀抱 懷抱 huái bào ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄠˋ waai4 pou5 to hug
- 抱怨 bào yuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ pou5 jyun3 to complain
- 抱歉 bào qiàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ pou5 hip3 to be sorry
- 抱负 抱負 bào fù ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ pou5 fu6 aspiration
- 拥抱 擁抱 yōng bào ㄩㄥ ㄅㄠˋ jung2 pou5 to embrace
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- 合抱 hé bào ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄠˋ hap6 pou5 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
- 抱团 抱團 bào tuán ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ pou5 tyun4 to band together; to team up
- 抱定 bào dìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ pou5 ding6 to hold on firmly
- 抱屈 bào qū ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩ pou5 wat1 feel wronged
- 抱恨 bào hèn ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ pou5 han6 to have a gnawing regret
- 抱愧 bào kuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ pou5 kwai3 feel ashamed
- 抱抱 bào bào ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄠˋ pou5 pou5 to hug; to give a cuddle
- 抱拳 bào quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 kyun4 to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
- 抱摔 bào shuāi ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄞ pou5 seoi1 body slam (wrestling move)
- 抱有 bào yǒu ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ pou5 jau5 to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)
- 抱枕 bào zhěn ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄣˇ pou5 zam2 bolster
- 抱死 bào sǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙˇ pou5 sei2 (of a wheel during braking) to lock up
- 抱病 bào bìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ pou5 beng6 to be ill; to be in poor health
- 抱睡 bào shuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ pou5 seoi6 to hold a baby or child while they sleep
- 抱石 bào shí ㄅㄠˋ ㄕˊ pou5 sek6 (sports) bouldering
持
- 主持 zhǔ chí ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ zyu2 ci4 to take charge of
- 保持 bǎo chí ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ bou2 ci4 to keep
- 劫持 jié chí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ gip3 ci4 to kidnap
- 坚持 堅持 jiān chí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ gin1 ci4 to persevere with
- 扶持 fú chí ㄈㄨˊ ㄔˊ fu4 ci4 to help
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- 把持 bǎ chí ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ baa2 ci4 to control
- 持久 chí jiǔ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ci4 gau2 lasting
- 持平 chí píng ㄔˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ci4 ping4 to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)
- 持有 chí yǒu ㄔˊ ㄧㄡˇ ci4 jau5 to hold (passport, views etc)
- 持续 持續 chí xù ㄔˊ ㄒㄩˋ ci4 zuk6 to continue
- 挟持 挾持 xié chí ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ hip6 ci4 to seize (sb) by the arms
- 支持 zhī chí ㄓ ㄔˊ zi1 ci4 to be in favor of
- 维持 維持 wéi chí ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ wai4 ci4 to keep; to maintain; to preserve
- 主持人 zhǔ chí rén ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ ㄖㄣˊ zyu2 ci4 jan4 host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor
- 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6 (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
- 住持 zhù chí ㄓㄨˋ ㄔˊ zyu6 ci4 to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
- 僵持 jiāng chí ㄐㄧㄤ ㄔˊ goeng1 ci4 to be deadlocked
- 免持 miǎn chí ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄔˊ min5 ci4 (Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
- 加持 jiā chí ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔˊ gaa1 ci4 (Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings
Idioms with these characters
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 抱恨黄泉 抱恨黃泉 bào hèn huáng quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 han6 wong4 cyun4 (idiom) to harbor regrets into the afterlife
- 抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
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- 抱头鼠窜 抱頭鼠竄 bào tóu shǔ cuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢˋ pou5 tau4 syu2 cyun3 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
- 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ pou5 san1 gau3 fo2 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
- 左拥右抱 左擁右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ zo2 jung2 jau6 pou5 (idiom) to have a girl on each arm
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 持橐簪笔 持橐簪筆 chí tuó zān bǐ ㄔˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄢ ㄅㄧˇ ci4 tok3 zaam1 bat1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
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- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 各持己见 各持己見 gè chí jǐ jiàn ㄍㄜˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gok3 ci4 gei2 gin3 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
- 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6 (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
- 坚持不渝 堅持不渝 jiān chí bù yú ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ gin1 ci4 bat1 jyu4 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
- 旷日持久 曠日持久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄖˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ kwong3 jat6 ci4 gau2 protracted (idiom)
- 危而不持 wēi ér bù chí ㄨㄟ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔˊ ngai4 ji4 bat1 ci4 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue