"To cling to" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 执着 | zhí zhuó | to be strongly attached to / to be dedicated / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment |   |
| 固执 | gù zhí | obstinate / stubborn / to fixate on / to cling to | |
| 扒 |  bā | to peel / to skin / to tear / to pull down / to cling to (sth on which one is climbing) / to dig | |
| 依恋 | yī liàn | to be fondly attached to / to not wish to part with / to cling to | |
| 固守 | gù shǒu | to strongly defend one's position / to be entrenched / to cling to | |
| 拘泥 | jū nì | to be a stickler for formalities / to rigidly adhere to / to cling to / constrained / ill at ease | |
| 贪恋 | tān liàn | to cling to / to be reluctant to give up (sth) / to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc) | |
| 巴 | 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 | |
| 拘守 | jū shǒu | to hold tight / to cling to / to adhere / stubborn / to detain sb as prisoner | |
