| 1 | 坚持 | 堅持 | jiān chí | jian1 chi2 | to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on | | |
| 2 | 保持 | 保持 | bǎo chí | bao3 chi2 | to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve | | |
| 3 | 支持 | 支持 | zhī chí | zhi1 chi2 | to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 4 | 维持 | 維持 | wéi chí | wei2 chi2 | to keep; to maintain; to preserve | | |
| 5 | 主持 | 主持 | zhǔ chí | zhu3 chi2 | to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor | | |
| 6 | 持续 | 持續 | chí xù | chi2 xu4 | to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation | | |
| 7 | 持 | 持 | chí | chi2 | to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control | | |
| 8 | 持久 | 持久 | chí jiǔ | chi2 jiu3 | lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long | | |
| 9 | 扶持 | 扶持 | fú chí | fu2 chi2 | to help; to assist | | |
| 10 | 持有 | 持有 | chí yǒu | chi2 you3 | to hold (passport, views etc) | | |
| 11 | 免持 | 免持 | miǎn chí | mian3 chi2 | (Tw) hands-free (telephone function) | | |
| 12 | 持方 | 持方 | chí fāng | chi2 fang1 | side (in a formal debate) | | |
| 13 | 持久战 | 持久戰 | chí jiǔ zhàn | chi2 jiu3 zhan4 | prolonged war; war of attrition | | |
| 14 | 持久性毒剂 | 持久性毒劑 | chí jiǔ xìng dú jì | chi2 jiu3 xing4 du2 ji4 | persistent agent | | |
| 15 | 持卡人 | 持卡人 | chí kǎ rén | chi2 ka3 ren2 | cardholder | | |
| 16 | 持不同政见者 | 持不同政見者 | chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn zhě | chi2 bu4 tong2 zheng4 jian4 zhe3 | (political) dissident | | |
| 17 | 持国天 | 持國天 | chí guó tiān | Chi2 guo2 tian1 | Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings) | | |
| 18 | 持股 | 持股 | chí gǔ | chi2 gu3 | to hold shares | | |
| 19 | 把持 | 把持 | bǎ chí | ba3 chi2 | to control; to dominate; to monopolize | | |
| 20 | 持不同政见 | 持不同政見 | chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn | chi2 bu4 tong2 zheng4 jian4 | (politically) dissenting; dissident | | |
| 21 | 持币待购 | 持幣待購 | chí bì dài gòu | chi2 bi4 dai4 gou4 | to rush to buy with cash in hand; to compete to buy scarce goods (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 撑持 | 撐持 | chēng chí | cheng1 chi2 | (fig.) to sustain; to shore up | | |
| 23 | 左扶右持 | 左扶右持 | zuǒ fú yòu chí | zuo3 fu2 you4 chi2 | to support from all sides (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 保持联系 | 保持聯繫 | bǎo chí lián xì | bao3 chi2 lian2 xi4 | to keep in touch; to stay in contact | | |
| 25 | 保持克制 | 保持克制 | bǎo chí kè zhì | bao3 chi2 ke4 zhi4 | to exercise restraint | | |