抱持
bào chí
Pinyin

Definition

抱持
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bào chí
  1. to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
  2. to maintain (an attitude etc)
  3. to harbor (doubts etc)
  4. to clinch (boxing)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

坚持
jiān chí
  1. 1 to persevere with
  2. 2 to persist in
  3. 3 to insist on
抱
bào
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to carry (in one's arms)
  3. 3 to hug
  4. 4 to embrace
  5. 5 to surround
  6. 6 to cherish
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]
主持
zhǔ chí
  1. 1 to take charge of
  2. 2 to manage or direct
  3. 3 to preside over
  4. 4 to uphold
  5. 5 to stand for (justice etc)
  6. 6 to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. 7 (TV) anchor
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
怀抱
huái bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to cherish
  3. 3 within the bosom (of the family)
  4. 4 to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
抱怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
抱抱
bào bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to embrace
抱枕
bào zhěn
  1. 1 bolster
  2. 2 a long pillow or cushion
抱歉
bào qiàn
  1. 1 to be sorry
  2. 2 to feel apologetic
  3. 3 sorry!
持
chí
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to grasp
  3. 3 to support
  4. 4 to maintain
  5. 5 to persevere
  6. 6 to manage
  7. 7 to run (i.e. administer)
  8. 8 to control
持久
chí jiǔ
  1. 1 lasting
  2. 2 enduring
  3. 3 persistent
  4. 4 permanent
  5. 5 protracted
  6. 6 endurance
  7. 7 persistence
  8. 8 to last long
持续
chí xù
  1. 1 to continue
  2. 2 to persist
  3. 3 sustainable
  4. 4 preservation
拥抱
yōng bào
  1. 1 to embrace
  2. 2 to hug
维持
wéi chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to preserve
住持
zhù chí
  1. 1 to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
  2. 2 abbot
  3. 3 head monk
僵持
jiāng chí
  1. 1 to be deadlocked
劫持
jié chí
  1. 1 to kidnap
  2. 2 to hijack
  3. 3 to abduct
  4. 4 to hold under duress
受持
shòu chí
  1. 1 to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)

Idioms (18)

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
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
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
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive (idiom)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
  2. 2 also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
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.
临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 making a hasty last-minute effort

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