主持
zhǔ chí
Pinyin

Definition

主持
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zhǔ chí
  1. to take charge of
  2. to manage or direct
  3. to preside over
  4. to uphold
  5. to stand for (justice etc)
  6. to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. (TV) anchor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
主题
zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
地主
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
坚持
jiān chí
  1. 1 to persevere with
  2. 2 to persist in
  3. 3 to insist on
支持
zhī chí
  1. 1 to be in favor of
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 to stand by
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
主任
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主场
zhǔ chǎng
  1. 1 home ground (sports)
  2. 2 home field
  3. 3 main venue
  4. 4 main stadium
主妇
zhǔ fù
  1. 1 housewife
  2. 2 woman of senior authority in a household
  3. 3 the lady of the house
  4. 4 hostess
主宰
zhǔ zǎi
  1. 1 to dominate
  2. 2 to rule
  3. 3 to dictate
  4. 4 master
主导
zhǔ dǎo
  1. 1 leading
  2. 2 dominant
  3. 3 prevailing
  4. 4 to lead
  5. 5 to direct
  6. 6 to dominate
主席
zhǔ xí
  1. 1 chairperson
  2. 2 premier
  3. 3 chairman
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
主张
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  3. 3 minor details obscure the main point
  4. 4 the sauce is better than the fish
坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè
  1. 1 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝
jiān chí bù yú
  1. 1 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive (idiom)
持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng
  1. 1 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ
  1. 1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
旷日持久
kuàng rì chí jiǔ
  1. 1 protracted (idiom)
  2. 2 long and drawn-out
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
物各有主
wù gè yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 everything has a rightful owner (idiom)
独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
  2. 2 to act independently
  3. 3 to maintain control over one's own affairs

Sample Sentences

小学时候我们班就有三类人：“仙人”就是那种看各种高端怪书的奇葩（比如卡尔维诺的《宇宙奇趣全集》）；“完人”这种人会跳舞会唱歌会主持节目会各种乐器，还奥数好英语好钢琴八级；还有一种人没啥当，只好当“井货”（横竖都是二）。
xiǎoxué shíhou wǒmen bān jiù yǒu sān lèi rén ：“xiānrén ”jiùshì nàzhǒng kàn gèzhǒng gāoduān guài shū de qípā （bǐrú kǎ ěr wéi nuò de 《yǔzhòu qíqù quánjí 》）；“wánrén ”zhèzhǒng rén huì tiàowǔ huì chànggē huì zhǔchí jiémù huì gèzhǒng yuèqì ，hái ÀoShù hǎo Yīngyǔ hǎo gāngqín bā jí ；háiyǒu yīzhǒng rén méi shá dāng ，zhǐhǎo dāng “jǐng huò ”（héngshu dōu shì èr ）。
There were three kinds of people in my elementary school: the Merlin - nerds who read all kinds of wired high-end books (like Calvino’s Trolltech Universe Collection); the Paragon - the kids who could sing, dance, host games, play instruments, were good at all subjects, and could play piano like a professional; what was left were those kids who couldn’t be either, so they could only be “lol"s (It is lol either way).
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谁说不是呢，我啊，印象最深的就是加入少先队，挂红领巾，每周一国旗下讲话，升国旗唱国歌，还有每周五的少先队活动，我是两条杠，中队长，活动都是我主持的。
shéi shuō bùshì ne ，wǒ ā ，yìnxiàng zuìshēn de jiùshì jiārù shǎoxiānduì ，guà hóng lǐngjīn ，měizhōuyī guóqí xià jiǎnghuà ，shēng guóqí chàng guógē ，háiyǒu měizhōuwǔ de shǎoxiānduì huódòng ，wǒ shì liǎng tiáo gàng ，zhōngduìzhǎng ，huódòng dōu shì wǒ zhǔchí de 。
Tell me about it! As for me, the thing that left the deepest impression with me was joining the Young Pioneers, wearing the red scarf, making speeches every Monday at the flag lowering, and singing the National anthem at the flag raising, as well as the Young Pioneer activities every Friday, ha ha. I was a two striper and a squadron leader, so I presided over all the activities.
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感谢主持人，各位同学大家好！
gǎnxiè zhǔchírén ，gèwèi tóngxué dàjiā hǎo ！
I'd like to extend my thanks to our master of ceremonies today. Hello everyone!
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这些脱口秀主持人一个个又风趣又幽默，听他们说话真有意思！
zhèxiē tuōkǒuxiù zhǔchírén yīgègè yòu fēngqù yòu yōumò ，tīng tāmen shuōhuà zhēn yǒu yìsi ！
All these chat show hosts are so funny and witty. It's so fun hearing them talk.
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不，同样是人资管理，但完全不在一个层次上。这家跨国公司计划在亚太地区，建立一套适合当地特性的人才培训系统，以确保公司文化的一致性，而您的工作包括主持这个计划。
bù ，tóngyàng shì rénzī guǎnlǐ ，dàn wánquán búzài yí ge céngcì shàng 。zhè jiā kuàguó gōngsī jìhuà zài yàtài dìqū ，jiànlì yítào shìhé dāngdì tèxìng de réncái péixùn xìtǒng ，yǐ quèbǎo gōngsī wénhuà de yízhìxìng ，ér nín de gōngzuò bāokuò zhǔchí zhè ge jìhuà 。
No, it is still human resources management, but it is not on the same level at all. This multinational plans to establish a personnel training system appropriate for the Asia Pacific region, to ensure the company is consistent in its culture and your job will include driving this plan.
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谢谢主持人，谢谢各位观众！别忘了进电影院给我们鼓励和指教！谢谢！
xièxie zhǔchírén ，xièxie gèwèi guānzhòng ！bié wàng le le jìn diànyǐngyuàn gěi wǒmen gǔlì hé zhǐjiào ！xièxie ！
Thank you and thank you to the viewers! Don't forget to support us by turning out to cinemas! Thanks!
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主持人好，观众朋友们好，我是吴任。
zhǔchírén hǎo ，guānzhòng péngyǒumen hǎo ，wǒ shì Wú Rèn 。
Hello, hello everyone at home, I'm Wu Ren.
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这主持人嘴巴真贱，这样耍人家...
zhè zhǔchírén zuǐbā zhēn jiàn ，zhèyàng shuǎ rénjiā
This host is so bitchy, toying with people like this.
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这次节目的主题，主持人应该知道的吧。
zhècì jiémù de zhǔtí ，zhǔchírén yīnggāi zhīdào de ba 。
I suppose the host should know the topic of this program.
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对了，再增加一个环节，重申一下公司的纪律要求，由你主持。最近我发现员工都很懒散，工作态度不积极。
duìle ，zài zēngjiā yī gè huánjié ，chóngshēn yīxià gōngsī de jìlǜ yāoqiú ，yóu nǐ zhǔchí 。zuìjìn wǒ fāxiàn yuángōng dōu hěn lǎnsǎn ，gōngzuò tàidù bù jījí 。
Oh yes, and add another part. Reiterate the company's discipline requirements and I'll let you preside over this. Recently, I have found that the employees are all very negligent and their attitude towards work is not positive.
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