撑持 撐持
撑持 撐持 chēng chí ㄔㄥ ㄔˊ caang1 ci4
- (fig.) to sustain
- to shore up
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More words with these characters
撑 撐
- 撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo ㄔㄥ ㄧㄠ caang1 jiu1 to support
- 支撑 支撐 zhī chēng ㄓ ㄔㄥ zi1 caang1 to prop up
- 强撑 強撐 qiǎng chēng ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄥ koeng4 caang1 to use all one's willpower (to do sth)
- 撑伞 撐傘 chēng sǎn ㄔㄥ ㄙㄢˇ caang1 saan3 to hold up an umbrella
- 撑拒 撐拒 chēng jù ㄔㄥ ㄐㄩˋ caang3 keoi5 to resist
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- 撑杆 撐杆 chēng gān ㄔㄥ ㄍㄢ caang1 gon1 a pole
- 撑死 撐死 chēng sǐ ㄔㄥ ㄙˇ caang1 sei2 full to the point of bursting
- 撑破 撐破 chēng pò ㄔㄥ ㄆㄛˋ caang1 po3 to burst
- 撑船 撐船 chēng chuán ㄔㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊ caang1 syun4 to punt
- 撑开 撐開 chēng kāi ㄔㄥ ㄎㄞ caang1 hoi1 to stretch taut
- 硬撑 硬撐 yìng chēng ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄥ ngaang6 caang1 to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc
- 裙撑 裙撐 qún chēng ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄥ kwan4 caang1 frame worn under a skirt; underskirt
- 俯卧撑 俯臥撐 fǔ wò chēng ㄈㄨˇ ㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄥ fu2 ngo6 caang1 push-up; press-up (exercise)
- 撑场面 撐場面 chēng chǎng miàn ㄔㄥ ㄔㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ caang1 coeng4 min6 to keep up appearances; to put up a front
- 撑杆跳 撐桿跳 chēng gān tiào ㄔㄥ ㄍㄢ ㄊㄧㄠˋ caang1 gon1 tiu3 pole-vaulting
- 撑竿跳 撐竿跳 chēng gān tiào ㄔㄥ ㄍㄢ ㄊㄧㄠˋ caang1 gon1 tiu3 pole-vaulting
- 撑门面 撐門面 chēng mén miàn ㄔㄥ ㄇㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ caang3 mun4 min6 to keep up appearances
- 支撑架 支撐架 zhī chēng jià ㄓ ㄔㄥ ㄐㄧㄚˋ zi1 caang1 gaa2 bracket
- 吃饱撑着 吃飽撐著 chī bǎo chēng zhe ㄔ ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄥ ˙ㄓㄜ hek3 baau2 caang1 zoek6 having nothing better to do
- 平板支撑 平板支撐 píng bǎn zhī chēng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄢˇ ㄓ ㄔㄥ ping4 baan2 zi1 caang1 plank (exercise)
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
- 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