保 持 bǎo chí to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve 举 行 jǔ xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) 举 办 jǔ bàn to conduct / to hold 把 握 bǎ wò to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome) 占 据 zhàn jù to occupy / to hold 占 领 zhàn lǐng to occupy (a territory) / to hold 容 纳 róng nà to hold / to contain / to accommodate / to tolerate (different opinions) 算 数 suàn shù to count numbers / to keep to one's word / to hold (i.e. to remain valid) / to count (i.e. to be important) 把 to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful 持 有 chí yǒu to hold (passport, views etc) 占 有 zhàn yǒu to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc) 握 住 wò zhù to grip / to hold 包 容 bāo róng to pardon / to forgive / to show tolerance / to contain / to hold / inclusive 高 昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) 含 蓄 hán xù to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism) 扣 留 kòu liú to detain / to arrest / to hold / to confiscate 收 纳 shōu nà to receive / to accept / to take in / to hold 握 有 wò yǒu to grasp and own / to hold (power) 成 立 chéng lì to establish / to set up / to be tenable / to hold water 等 等 děng děng et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on! 保 留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later 抓 住 zhuā zhù to grab hold of / to capture 担 任 dān rèn to hold a governmental office or post / to assume office of / to take charge of / to serve as 伸 手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle 兼 职 jiān zhí to hold concurrent posts / concurrent job / moonlighting 通 话 tōng huà to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call 执 政 zhí zhèng to hold power / in office 开 会 kāi huì to hold a meeting / to attend a meeting 持 股 chí gǔ to hold shares 放 手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand 任 职 rèn zhí to hold an office or post 到 手 dào shǒu to take possession of / to get hold of 酝 酿 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions 抵 挡 dǐ dǎng to resist / to hold back / to stop / to ward off / to withstand 保 管 bǎo guǎn to hold in safekeeping / to have in one's care / to guarantee / certainly / surely / custodian / curator 耽 误 dān wu to delay / to hold up / to waste time / to interfere with 遏 制 è zhì to check / to contain / to hold back / to keep within limits / to constrain / to restrain 牵 手 qiān shǒu to hold hands 崇 尚 chóng shàng to hold up (as an model) / to hold in esteem / to revere / to advocate 坚 守 jiān shǒu to hold fast to / to stick to 高 举 gāo jǔ to lift up / to hold high 接 着 jiē zhe to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn 紧 握 jǐn wò to hold firmly, not let go 搂 住 lǒu zhù to hold in one's arms / to embrace 蕴 藏 yùn cáng to hold in store / to contain (untapped reserves etc) 任 教 rèn jiào to hold a teaching position 兼 任 jiān rèn to hold several jobs at once / concurrent post / working part-time 存 有 cún yǒu to hold in storage / to retain / to harbor (feelings) / to entertain (sentiments) / (of abstract things) to exist / there is 守 住 shǒu zhu to hold on to / to defend / to keep / to guard 捉 住 zhuō zhù to catch / to grapple with / to hold onto 瞧 不 起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon / to hold in contempt 弄 到 nòng dào to get hold of / to obtain / to secure / to come by 劫 持 jié chí to kidnap / to hijack / to abduct / to hold under duress 维 系 wéi xì to maintain / to keep up / to hold together 持 刀 chí dāo to hold a knife / knife-wielding 畅 所 欲 言 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content 历 任 lì rèn (of one person) to hold the successive posts of / (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc) 代 管 dài guǎn to administer / to manage / to hold in trust or escrow 招 架 zhāo jià to resist / to ward off / to hold one's own / to receive guests 扣 押 kòu yā to detain / to hold in custody / to distrain / to seize property 预 赛 yù sài preliminary competition / to hold preliminary heats 祭 奠 jì diàn to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors) / to hold or attend a memorial service 蝉 联 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship 扣 住 kòu zhù to detain / to hold back by force / to buckle / to hook 按 捺 不 住 àn nà bu zhù to be unable to hold back 船 舱 chuán cāng hold of ship 吞 吞 吐 吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom) / to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back 拦 腰 lán yāo (hitting) squarely in the middle / (slicing) across the middle / to hold by the waist 捧 腹 pěng fù uproarious / hilarious / to split one's sides laughing / lit. to hold one's belly with both hands 屏 息 bǐng xī hold one's breath 拉 手 lā shǒu to hold hands / to shake hands 当 道 dāng dào in the middle of the road / to be in the way / to hold power / (fig.) to predominate / to be in vogue 遏 止 è zhǐ to hold back / to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) / to resist / esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc 拖 住 tuō zhù to hold up / to hinder / to stall 秉 持 bǐng chí to uphold / to hold fast to 碰 头 pèng tóu to meet / to hold a meeting 抱 头 bào tóu to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection) 不 谋 而 合 bù móu ér hé to agree without prior consultation / to happen to hold the same view 葬 送 zàng sòng to hold a funeral procession and burial / to give sb a final send-off / (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc) 在 握 zài wò (fig.) to hold in one's hands / to be within grasp 不 齿 bù chǐ to despise / to hold in contempt 供 职 gòng zhí to hold an office or post 独 尊 dú zūn to revere as sole orthodoxy / to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) / to be dominant 立 定 lì dìng to stop / to halt / halt! / to hold resolutely (of a view, an aspiration etc) 住 嘴 zhù zuǐ to hold one's tongue / Shut up! 按 兵 不 动 àn bīng bù dòng to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom) / to bide one's time 插 播 chā bō to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc / to put a call on hold 弄 到 手 nòng dào shǒu to get in hand / to get (one's) hands on / to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire) 硬 挺 yìng tǐng to endure with all one's will / to hold out / rigid / stiff 留 任 liú rèn to remain in office / to hold on to one's job 当 政 dāng zhèng to come to power / to hold power / in office 误 事 wù shì to hold things up / to make a botch of things 记 仇 jì chóu to hold a grudge 接 风 jiē fēng to hold a welcoming dinner or reception 货 舱 huò cāng cargo hold / cargo bay (of a plane) 打 伞 dǎ sǎn to hold up an umbrella 出 殡 chū bìn to accompany a deceased person to his last resting place / to hold a funeral 拴 住 shuān zhù to tether / to tie up / (fig.) to restrict / to keep a hold on 抱 定 bào dìng to hold on firmly / to cling (to a belief) / stubbornly 会 商 huì shāng to confer / to consult / to negotiate / to hold a conference
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