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持 chí

to hold, to support, to sustain

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 4
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌寺 ⿰扌寺

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Example sentences with 持

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  1. 我支持你的决定。
    Wǒ zhīchí nǐ de juédìng.
    I support your decision.
    I support you (possessive) decision
  2. 你支持这个想法吗?
    Nǐ zhīchí zhège xiǎngfǎ ma?
    Do you support this idea?
    you support this idea (question)
  3. 请大家保持安静。
    Qǐng dàjiā bǎochí ānjìng.
    Please everyone keep quiet.
    please everyone maintain quiet
  4. 他从不支持我的计划。
    Tā cóng bù zhīchí wǒ de jìhuà.
    He never supports my plan.
    he ever not support I (possessive) plan
  5. 比赛期间,观众一直支持自己的队伍。
    Bǐsài qījiān, guānzhòng yìzhí zhīchí zìjǐ de duìwu.
    During the competition, the audience kept supporting their own team.
    competition during, audience always support self (possessive) team

Words with 持 (7)