How to say “hold” in Chinese
hold, own (shares, views)
“Hold” in Chinese is 持有, chí yǒu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
持有 is read chí yǒu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
A hand holding a piece of meat: “I have”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “持有”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hold” in Chinese?
“Hold” in Chinese is 持有, pinyin chíyǒu.
What does 持有 mean?
持有 (chíyǒu) means “hold, own (shares, views)”.
How do you write 持有?
持有 is 2 characters: 持 (chí) — hold; 有 (yǒu) — have, there is. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 持有?
持有 is read chíyǒu. Tones: chí — second tone, yǒu — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“hold” in the lesson “Stocks and the market”
This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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