矜持
jīn chí
Pinyin

Definition

矜持
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jīn chí
  1. reserved
  2. aloof

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
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
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)
可持续
kě chí xù
  1. 1 sustainable
哀矜
āi jīn
  1. 1 to take pity on
  2. 2 to feel sorry for
坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè
  1. 1 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
扶持
fú chí
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
把持
bǎ chí
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 to dominate
  3. 3 to monopolize
抱持
bào chí
  1. 1 to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
  2. 2 to maintain (an attitude etc)
  3. 3 to harbor (doubts etc)
  4. 4 to clinch (boxing)
持久战
chí jiǔ zhàn
  1. 1 prolonged war
  2. 2 war of attrition

Idioms (12)

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
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.
矜功不立
jīn gōng bù lì
  1. 1 boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我跟你讲，别太晚回来。小张是不错，但你要知道，姑娘家，要矜持一点。有时候要知道保护自己，太早在一起的话是要吃亏的。柏阿姨节目里这种例子多的是啊……
wǒ gēn nǐ jiǎng ，bié tài wǎn huílai 。Xiǎo Zhāng shì bùcuò ，dàn nǐ yào zhīdào ，gūniangjiā ，yào jīnchí yīdiǎn 。yǒushíhou yào zhīdào bǎohù zìjǐ ，tài zǎo zàiyīqǐ dehuà shì yào chīkuī de 。Bǎi āyí jiémù lǐ zhèzhǒng lìzi duōdeshì a ……
Listen to me, don't come home too late. Xiao Zhang is okay, but you need to know, as a young woman, that you need to be careful. Sometimes you need to know when to protect yourself, if you get together too early then you'll get hurt. On Auntie Bai's show, there are many examples likes this...
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