"Holding" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 xué shì bachelor's degree / person holding a university degree
 Qī xǐ 7 Up (soft drink) / Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer
 shēn jiān holding two jobs simultaneously
 shuāng guǎn qí xià lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) / fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time
 shuǐ guàn container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc
 jiān double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
 fú to support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help
 bàng a squat jar for holding wine, sauces etc
 bèng a squat jar for holding wine, sauces etc
 sì dà the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) / the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
 dāng shì zhě the person involved / the people holding power
 fù parts of cart holding the axle
 zhǔ xí guó chair country / country holding revolving presidency
 rèn zhí qī jiān term of office / while holding a post
 quàn variant of 券 / bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half) / contract / deed (i.e. title deeds) / ticket / voucher / certificate
 Hé jì huáng pǔ Hutchison Whampoa (former investment holding company based in Hong Kong, founded in 1863, defunct in 2015)
 huàn nàn jiàn qì to leave somebody holding the baby / to shrug responsibility (idiom)
 wú bǎo liú without reservation / not holding anything back / unconditional
 qiè sì bamboo box for holding books, clothes etc
 dān sì bamboo box / vessels for holding food
 lì shì zhě an official / person holding post / local functionary
 zàng jīng dòng cave holding scripture depository, part of Mogao cave complex 莫高窟, Dunhuang 敦煌
 kòng gǔ gōng sī holding company
  bank holding company
 cún yǎng zhàn Holding Station
 chí yǒu shōu yì holding gains
  holding gains
 huà xué róng yè bǎo cún róng qì chemical holding vessel / chemical storage vessel
 děng hòu pāo máo holding anchorage
 rán liào chǔ cún suǒ fuel holding farm / fuel farm / tank farm
 shí yàn dòng wù cāng research animal holding facility
  field dressing station / holding station
  holding policy / evacuation policy
 Wò lún · Bā fēi tè Warren Buffett (1930-), the Sage of Omaha, US investor and philanthropist, principal owner of holding company Berkshire Hathaway
 tóng chuí huā liǎn (Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 淨|净[jing4] role
· Wò lún · Bā fēi tè Warren Buffett (1930-), the Sage of Omaha, US investor and philanthropist, principal owner of holding company Berkshire Hathaway
 hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān lit. like a monk holding an umbrella &mdash / no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]) / fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven / lawless
 jī gǔ chuán huā beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten &ndash / when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
尿 huó rén ràng niào biē sǐ lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom) / fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking
 pá fàn to push food into one's mouth using chopsticks while holding one's bowl up to one's mouth
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