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持 (ci4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

持 (ci4, chí) — to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 持久和平 (ci4 gau2 wo4 ping4) — continuous peace; a lasting peace
• 持械行劫 (ci4 haai6 haang4 gip3) — armed robbery
• 持槍 (ci4 coeng1) — hold a gun; armed
• 持論 (ci4 leon6) — to express a view, an idea, opinion; to make a stance; to present an argument
• 持不同政見 (ci4 bat1 tung4 zing3 gin3) — (politically) dissenting; dissident
• 持不同政見者 (ci4 bat1 tung4 zing3 gin3 ze2) — (political) dissident

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