to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]

to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on

to continue; to last; to persist

to keep; to maintain; to preserve

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

to hold (passport, views etc)

host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor; (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI); program director

to carry a gun

to press on

supporter

to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control

to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress

lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long

to seize (sb) by the arms; to hold under duress; to abduct

armed (robbery etc)

support level; popularity rating

to help; to assist

to control; to dominate; to monopolize

reserved; aloof

(idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end

holder

to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk

to hold under duress

to refuse to concede; not to give in

to be deadlocked

(Tw) hands-free (telephone function)

(of an investor) to reduce one's holdings

(Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings; (fig.) empowerment; boost; support; backing; to give one's blessing; to empower; (Tw) to hold an additional (passport etc)

to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)

(of an investor) to increase one's holdings

to clamp; tongs

to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc); to clinch (boxing)

(finance) to hold one's securities (rather than selling them)

to hold a knife; knife-wielding

to maintain; to adhere to; to observe (an injunction etc)

to housekeep; to run one's household

to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc); fair; unbiased

side (in a formal debate)

to have in one's possession and use when required

to hold shares

prudent; cautious; to be in charge of ritual ceremonies; to hold an important office

to hold in one's hand; to grip

(fig.) to sustain; to shore up

to manage; to handle

to arrange; to manage; to attend to; to take care of; to look after (the cooking)

locked in a stalemate; to confront one another

to uphold; to hold fast to

to control onself; to exercise self-restraint; self-sustaining

the laws of the Buddhism