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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 持
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 持 | chí | - to hold - to grasp - to support - to maintain - to persevere - to manage - to run (i.e. administer) - to control |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 7 | 5,347 | 1,626 | 3,274 |
Other Words Containing 持
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 保持 | 5 | 3 | 628 | 661 | 1,038 |
| 支持 | 4 | 3 | 811 | 283 | 221 |
| 坚持 | 4 | 3 | 870 | 424 | 634 |
| 持续 | 5 | 3 | 2,614 | 885 | 2,118 |
| 维持 | 6 | 4 | 2,975 | 2,053 | 4,363 |
| 主持 | 5 | 3 | 3,589 | 2,769 | 4,250 |
| 主持人 | - | 6 | 4,207 | 1,914 | 3,365 |
| 持 | - | 7 | 5,347 | 1,626 | 3,274 |
| 持有 | - | 6 | 5,743 | 2,339 | 8,822 |
| 劫持 | - | 7 | 6,022 | 13,933 | 22,023 |
| 持枪 | - | - | 6,168 | 16,214 | 17,075 |
| 支持者 | - | - | 8,914 | 11,629 | 20,586 |
| 持久 | 6 | 8 | 10,344 | 7,535 | 6,580 |
| 挟持 | - | 8 | 12,079 | 26,342 | 34,665 |
| 持械 | - | - | 12,278 | - | - |
| 扶持 | - | 8 | 16,901 | 4,856 | 12,397 |
| 坚持不懈 | - | 9 | 17,571 | 15,429 | 14,506 |
| 支持率 | - | - | 18,671 | 17,390 | 38,342 |
| 矜持 | - | - | 21,972 | 19,479 | 10,105 |
| 把持 | - | - | 22,510 | 21,849 | 19,084 |
| 胁持 | - | - | 28,861 | 100,624 | 118,069 |
| 僵持 | - | - | 29,039 | 21,326 | 33,348 |
| 持久战 | - | - | 29,887 | 34,289 | 33,474 |
| 持平 | - | - | 31,388 | 8,607 | 20,874 |
| 住持 | - | - | 34,477 | 45,101 | 37,653 |
| 操持 | - | - | 37,951 | 42,953 | 44,408 |
| 持之以恒 | - | 9 | 38,228 | 19,923 | 11,621 |
| 自持 | - | - | 38,725 | - | - |
| 各持己见 | - | - | 54,776 | 88,586 | 102,810 |
| 旷日持久 | - | - | 56,324 | 43,273 | 64,763 |
| 持家 | - | - | 65,380 | 48,278 | 25,450 |
| 相持不下 | - | - | 67,554 | 64,331 | 117,746 |
| 勤俭持家 | - | - | 88,154 | 46,213 | 31,364 |
| 争持 | - | - | 88,613 | 83,069 | 99,959 |
| 持重 | - | - | 89,409 | 56,378 | 38,589 |
| 相持 | - | - | 91,553 | 31,544 | 50,333 |