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HSK
to continue / to persist / to last / sustainable / preservation
HSK 3
to hold (passport, views etc)
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *持* | 持* | *持
to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control
HSK 7-9
prolonged war / war of attrition
to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc) / fair / unbiased
lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long
HSK 7-9
to hold shares
duration
holder
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
HSK 7-9
to maintain / to adhere to / to observe (an injunction etc)
to have in one's possession and use when required
(political) dissident
to hold a portfolio of shares
armed (robbery etc)
(politically) dissenting / dissident
to carry a gun
cardholder
to housekeep; to run one's household
position (finance)
side (in a formal debate)
persistent vegetative state (medicine)
Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
prudent; cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office
stakeholder
armed robbery
persistent vegetative state
fair argument / unbiased view
to serve as a counselor (idiom)
to hold a knife / knife-wielding
persistent agent


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