持
HSK 7freq #3485
Meanings
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- 1.to hold
- 2.to grasp
- 3.to support
- 4.to maintain
- 5.to persevere
- 6.to manage
- 7.to run (i.e. administer)
- 8.to control
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Wiktionary
- 1.to hold; to grasp
- 2.to hold (views, opinions, etc.)
- 3.to manage; to run
- 4.to sustain; to support
- 5.to oppose (each other)
- 6.to control; to hold under duress
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l'ɯ): semantic 手 + phonetic 寺 (OC *ljɯs).
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Components
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Example sentences
會議持續多久？
How long will the meeting last?
堅持下來，你就能成功。
Stick with it and you'll succeed.
這場戰爭持續了將近十年。
The war lasted nearly ten years.
這個會議持續了兩個小時。
The meeting lasted two hours.
這場演講持續了兩個小時。
The lecture lasted for two hours.
我的父親堅持要我們等火車。
My father insisted on our waiting for the train.
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Derived terms
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