持 chí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
持平
chípíng
to remain level; to be on a par with
Characters in this word
平 píng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 本季度利润与去年同期基本持平，但研发投入明显增加。 Běn jìdù lìrùn yǔ qùnián tóngqī jīběn chípíng, dàn yánfā tóurù míngxiǎn zēngjiā. This quarter's profit was basically level with the same period last year, but R&D investment increased noticeably.
- 今年的物价和去年基本持平。 Jīnnián de wùjià hé qùnián jīběn chípíng. Prices this year are basically the same as last year.
- 两队比分一直持平，比赛进入了加时赛。 Liǎng duì bǐfēn yìzhí chípíng, bǐsài jìnrù le jiāshísài. The score stayed level and the match went into extra time.
Related words
- 保持 bǎochí to keep; to maintain
- 持续 chíxù to continue; to last
- 坚持 jiānchí to keep going; to persist
- 支持 zhīchí to support
- 主持 zhǔchí to host; to lead
- 维持 wéichí to maintain; to keep
- 持久 chíjiǔ lasting, enduring
- 持有 chíyǒu to hold, to possess
- 秉持 bǐngchí to uphold; to maintain
- 持 chí to hold; to maintain; to support
- 持之以恒 chízhīyǐhéng to persevere; with sustained effort
- 扶持 fúchí to support; to foster