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持贈 to present gift with both hands.
(2) To hold fast, hold the ground, sustain: 把持 to monopolize (position, power);
相持不下 both hold their grounds, neither yielding.
(3) To manage, maintain: 主持 to head some undertaking;
持家，主持家政 manage the home, household;
維持 maintain, keep s.t. going;
維持場面 maintain the front;
保持 maintain (status, distance), guard (treasure, tradition);
支持，扶持 sustain, support (person to stand up, tottering regime, etc.).
(4) To hold by force: 劫持 hold for ransom;
挾持 control s.o. in one's power (as emperor by warlord).
2.持服 [chi2fu2], v.i., resign and stay at home during parents’ mourning of three years.
3.持更 [chi2geng1], v.i., keep night watch by sounding drum at intervals.
4.持衡 [chi2heng2], (1) v.i., (LL) maintain standard by criticism of events, personalities; (2) adj., balanced (criticism).
5.持齊 [chi2zhai1], v.i., keep vegetarian fast.
6.持正 [chi2zheng4], v.i., support what is right.
7.持家 [chi2jia1], v.i., (1) run a household; (2) maintain family fortune and status.
8.持戒 [chi2jie4], v.i., (Budd.) observe monastic rules.
9.持節 [chi2jie2], v.i., be sent abroad as ambassador (see 節 92A.22).
10.持久 [chi2jiu3], v.i., hold out long, last: 不能持久 this will not last; 持久戰 protracted warfare, war of endurance.
11.持重 [chi2zhong4], v.i., act with gravity, not flighty or frivolous: 老成持重 experienced and steady (person).
12.持祿 [chi2lu4], v.i., hold sinecure jobs.
13.持論 [chi2lun4], v.i., hold views: 持論公平 hold impartial views.
14.持滿 [chi2man3] v.i., be proud of oneself or of success.
15.持平 [chi2ping2], v.i., hold just views: 持平之論 a balanced view.
16.持身 [chi2shen1], v.i., conduct oneself (properly).
17.持行 [chi2xing2], v.i. & n., (Budd.) conduct.
18.持續 [chi2xU4], v.i., carry on.
19.持養 [chi2yang3], v.i., take good care (of health), cultivate spiritual regimen.
20.持盈 [chi2ying2], v.i., maintain a good luck or success: 持盈保泰 maintain good luck by restraint.