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持有

chí yǒu · chi you

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to hold (passport, views etc)
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In a conversation

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Passport line

  1. Liangliang

    牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：持有(chíyǒu)护照(hùzhào)的(de)人(rén)请(qǐng)走(zǒu)这边(zhèbiān)。

    The sign says people holding a passport please go this way.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)护照(hùzhào)吗(ma)？

    Do you have a passport?

  3. Leon

    有(yǒu)，我(wǒ)是(shì)持有(chíyǒu)护照(hùzhào)的(de)人(rén)，我(wǒ)找找(zhǎozhǎo)。

    Yes. I am a passport holder. Let me look.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)拿(ná)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is that in your hand?

  5. Leon

    哎呀(āiyā)，护照(hùzhào)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)我(wǒ)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)！

    Oh no, the passport has been in my hand all along!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

所(suǒ)有(yǒu)持(chí)有(yǒu)学(xué)生(sheng)证(zhèng)的(de)学(xué)生(sheng)均(jūn)可(kě)进(jìn)入(rù)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)。

Any student with an I.D. card has access to the library.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)持(chí)有(yǒu)不(bù)同(tóng)意(yì)见(jiàn)，但(dàn)愿(yuàn)意(yì)继(jì)续(xù)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)。

He holds a different opinion, but is willing to keep discussing.

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