"To cling to" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhí zhuó to be strongly attached to / to be dedicated / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment
 gù zhí obstinate / stubborn / to fixate on / to cling to
 bā to peel / to skin / to tear / to pull down / to cling to (sth on which one is climbing) / to dig
 yī liàn to be fondly attached to / to not wish to part with / to cling to
 gù shǒu to strongly defend one's position / to be entrenched / to cling to
 jū nì to be a stickler for formalities / to rigidly adhere to / to cling to / constrained / ill at ease
 tān liàn to cling to / to be reluctant to give up (sth) / to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)
 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail
 jū shǒu to hold tight / to cling to / to adhere / stubborn / to detain sb as prisoner
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