持

夹持

jiā chí

to clamp

金刚总持

jīn gāng zǒng chí

Vajradhara

主持

zhǔ chí

to take charge of

主持人

zhǔ chí rén

host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor

住持

zhù chí

to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist

保持

bǎo chí

to keep

保持器

bǎo chí qì

(orthodontics) retainer

倒持太阿

dào chí tài ē

variant of 倒持泰阿[dao4 chi2 Tai4 e1]

倒持泰阿

dào chí tài ē

lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)

僵持

jiāng chí

to be deadlocked

免持

miǎn chí

(Tw) hands-free (telephone function)

共同主持人

gòng tóng zhǔ chí rén

(Tw) (in a research project) co-principal investigator, or co-PI