to hold, to grasp, to maintain
Animated Stroke Order 持
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HSK Vocabulary: 持
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 持 is used in context
1
tā他
jiān坚
chí持
měi每
tiān天
duàn锻
liàn炼
shēn身
tǐ体
。
He persists in exercising every day.
2
wǒ我
chí持
yǒu有
zhè这
běn本
hù护
zhào照
yǐ已
jīng经
wǔ五
nián年
le了
。
I have held this passport for five years.
3
zhè这
chǎng场
yǔ雨
jiāng将
chí持
xù续
dào到
míng明
tiān天
。
The rain will continue until tomorrow.
4
wǒ我
jiān坚
chí持
měi每
tiān天
pǎo跑
bù步
。
I persist in running every day.
5
tā他
jiān坚
chí持
xué学
xí习
zhōng中
wén文
，
xiàn现
zài在
shuō说
dé得
hěn很
hǎo好
。
He persisted in learning Chinese and now speaks it very well.
6
jǐn尽
guǎn管
yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nán难
，
tā她
hái还
shì是
jiān坚
chí持
wán完
chéng成
le了
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
。
Despite encountering difficulties, she persisted and completed the project.
7
wǒ我
zhī支
chí持
nǐ你
。
I support you.
8
tā他
zhī支
chí持
zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
。
He supports this plan.
9
wǒ我
men们
zhī支
chí持
huán环
bǎo保
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
jīng经
cháng常
huí回
shōu收
lā垃
jī圾
。
We support environmental protection, so we often recycle garbage.
10
tā他
zhǔ主
chí持
zhè这
ge个
huì会
yì议
。
He is hosting this meeting.
Information
Traditional持
Radical扌
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#490
Zhuyinㄔˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+6301
CangjieQYDI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality