主持

主持

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
trad. (主持)		主	持
simp. #(主持)		主	持

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔchí

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² ci⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chú-chhṳ̀
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chú-chhî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zu² ti⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔchí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔchíh
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-chʻih²
    • Yale: jǔ-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juuchyr
    • Palladius: чжучи (čžuči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu² ci⁴
    • Yale: jyú chìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² tsi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃyː³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chú-chhṳ̀
    • Hakka Romanization System: zu` ciiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zu³ ci²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡su³¹ t͡sʰɨ¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-chhî
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-tshî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zwchii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zu² ti⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsú thî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵/

Verb

主持

1. to direct; to manage
2. to preside over; to chair (a meeting); to host (a discussion)

   這個討論還是由你來主持。 [MSC, trad.]
   这个讨论还是由你来主持。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhège tǎolùn háishì yóu nǐ lái zhǔchí. [Pinyin]

   You had better host this discussion.

3. to host (a TV, radio, or other show); to present
4. to maintain; to uphold; to sustain

Synonyms

• (to maintain):

edit

提倡 (tíchàng) 主張／主张 (zhǔzhāng) 倡導／倡导 (chàngdǎo)

倡議／倡议 (chàngyì) 發起／发起 (fāqǐ)

Related terms

• 承辦／承办 (chéngbàn)
• 協辦／协办 (xiébàn)
• 主辦／主办 (zhǔbàn)

Noun

主持

1. host; presenter; anchor (of a TV, radio, or other show); master of ceremonies; toastmaster
2. chair (of a meeting or conference)
3. abbot (of a monastery)

Synonyms

• (host; chair): 主持人 (zhǔchírén)

Derived terms

主持人 (zhǔchírén)