持 (chí) means Holds (supports - manage). Below are 24 of the 66 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他坚 持 每天跑步。
Tā jiānchí měi tiān pǎo bù.
He keeps up his daily running.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 坚持
气温将 持 续下降。
Qìwēn jiāng chíxù xiàjiàng.
The temperature will continue to fall.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 持续
请保 持 环境清洁。
Qǐng bǎochí huánjìng qīngjié.
Please keep the area clean.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清洁
关键是要坚 持 下去。
Guānjiàn shì yào jiānchí xiàqù.
The key is to keep at it.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 关键
我们一直保 持 联系。
Wǒmen yìzhí bǎochí liánxì.
We have kept in touch all along.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 联系
这场雨 持 续了三天。
Zhè chǎng yǔ chíxù le sān tiān.
This rain lasted three days.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 持续
他公开表示了支 持 。
Tā gōngkāi biǎoshì le zhīchí.
He publicly expressed his support.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 公开
她主 持 过很多节目。
Tā zhǔchí guo hěn duō jiémù.
She has hosted many programmes.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 主持
这种效果并不 持 久。
Zhè zhǒng xiàoguǒ bìng bù chíjiǔ.
This effect is not lasting at all.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 持久
近来物价 持 续高涨。
Jìnlái wùjià chíxù gāozhǎng.
Prices have continued to climb of late.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 高涨
运动让人保 持 活力。
Yùndòng ràng rén bǎochí huólì.
Exercise keeps a person full of energy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 活力
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From the graded readers
我以为自己可以坚 持 下去。
wǒ yǐwéi zìjǐ kěyǐ jiānchí xiàqu.
I thought I could keep it up.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
朋友说我坚 持 不了一个星期。
péngyou shuō wǒ jiānchí bùliǎo yīgè xīngqī.
A friend said I wouldn't keep it up for a week.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
From the travel phrasebook
支 持 一件代发吗？
Zhīchí yí jiàn dàifā ma?
Do you support drop-shipping?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
这个不支 持 一件代发。
Zhège bù zhīchí yí jiàn dàifā.
This item can't be drop-shipped.
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
持 appears in 66 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 持
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 持
How is 持 used in a sentence?
This page shows 66 sentences using 持 (chí, "Holds (supports - manage)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 持 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 持 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 持?
The dictionary page for 持 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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