持
chí
to hold
to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
他坚持每天早起，从不懈怠。
tā jiān chí měi tiān zǎo qǐ，cóng bù xiè dài。
He perseveres in getting up early every day and never slacks off.
这个家全靠她一个人维持，真的很不容易。
zhè ge jiā quán kào tā yī gè rén wéi chí，zhēn de hěn bù róngyì。
This family depends entirely on her alone to keep it going, which is truly not easy.
Words with 持
夹持
jiā chí
to clamp
金刚总持
jīn gāng zǒng chí
Vajradhara
主持
zhǔ chí
to take charge of
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor
住持
zhù chí
to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
保持
bǎo chí
to keep
保持器
bǎo chí qì
(orthodontics) retainer
倒持太阿
dào chí tài ē
variant of 倒持泰阿[dao4 chi2 Tai4 e1]
倒持泰阿
dào chí tài ē
lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
僵持
jiāng chí
to be deadlocked
免持
miǎn chí
(Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
共同主持人
gòng tóng zhǔ chí rén
(Tw) (in a research project) co-principal investigator, or co-PI