握持 wò chí ㄨㄛˋ ㄔˊ aak1 ci4
- to hold in one's hand; to grip
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握
- 把握 bǎ wò ㄅㄚˇ ㄨㄛˋ baa2 ak1 to grasp (also fig.)
- 掌握 zhǎng wò ㄓㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋ zoeng2 ak1 to grasp (often fig.)
- 握手 wò shǒu ㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ak1 sau2 to shake hands
- 在握 zài wò ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ zoi6 aak1 (fig.) to hold in one's hands
- 握住 wò zhù ㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˋ aak1 zyu6 to grip
Show 10 more words with 握
- 握别 握別 wò bié ㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ aak1 bit6 to shake hands
- 握力 wò lì ㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ aak1 lik6 (strength of one's) grip
- 握拳 wò quán ㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ aak1 kyun4 to make a fist
- 握有 wò yǒu ㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ aak1 jau5 to have; to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc)
- 握爪 wò zhuǎ ㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄚˇ aak1 zaau2 (humorous) to shake hands
- 紧握 緊握 jǐn wò ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄛˋ gan2 aak1 to hold firmly, not let go
- 无把握 無把握 wú bǎ wò ㄨˊ ㄅㄚˇ ㄨㄛˋ mou4 baa2 aak1 uncertain
- 大权在握 大權在握 dà quán zài wò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ daai6 kyun4 zoi6 aak1 to be in a position of power
- 左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ zo2 hyun3 zoi6 aak1 to be assured of success (idiom)
- 智珠在握 zhì zhū zài wò ㄓˋ ㄓㄨ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ zi3 zyu1 zoi6 aak1 lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom)
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
Show 15 more words with 持
- 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
- 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
Show 6 more idioms with 持
- 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
Example sentences
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大地 直到 四月 底 才 得以 从 從 冬季 冰冷 的 握持 中 挣脱 掙脫 出来 出來 。 天 渐 漸 暖 了 ， 雪 和 冰 也 都 融化 成 溪 了 。
It was not until the end of April that winter began to release the land from its icy grip. The days became warmer; snow and ice turned into streams of meltwater.
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