shì
  1. to hold
  2. to grasp

CEDICT

to hold in one's hand; to grip

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róng
  1. to hold
  2. to contain
  3. to allow
  4. to tolerate
  5. appearance
  6. look
  7. countenance
这一点不容小觑。

That is not to be underestimated.

Source: Tatoeba

容下 róngxià
  1. to hold
  2. to admit
  3. to accommodate
  4. to tolerate
容納 róng
  1. to hold
  2. to contain
  3. to accommodate
  4. to tolerate (different opinions)
這家酒店可以容納一千人。

This hotel has accommodations for 1,000 guests.

Source: Tatoeba

bào
  1. to hold
  2. to carry (in one's arms)
  3. to hug
  4. to embrace
  5. to surround
  6. to cherish
  7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
抱我。

Hug me.

Source: Tatoeba

抱持 bàochí
  1. to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
  2. to maintain (an attitude etc)
  3. to harbor (doubts etc)
  4. to clinch (boxing)
  1. to hold
  2. to seize
  3. to catch
  4. to apprehend
  5. to take
  6. (used in the same way as : to mark the following noun as a direct object)
拿我的。

Take mine.

Source: Tatoeba

chí
  1. to hold
  2. to grasp
  3. to support
  4. to maintain
  5. to persevere
  6. to manage
  7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. to control
我全心全意地支持你。

I support you whole-heartedly.

Source: Tatoeba

持有 chíyǒu to hold (passport, views etc)
她持有与我不同的观点。

She has a view that is different from mine.

Source: Tatoeba

nuò
  1. (literary) to hold (in the hand)
  2. to challenge
  3. to provoke
zuàn
  1. (coll.) to hold
  2. to grip
  3. to grasp
chéng
  1. to hold
  2. to contain
  3. to ladle
  4. to pick up with a utensil
你有碗盛湯嗎?

Do you have a soup bowl?

Source: Tatoeba

舉行 xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
明天举行典礼。

The ceremony will take place tomorrow.

Source: Tatoeba

hán
  1. to hold
  2. to contain
zhàng
  1. weaponry
  2. to hold (a weapon)
  3. to wield
  4. to rely on
  5. to depend on
  6. war
  7. battle
他聲嘶力竭地叫道:「這場仗,我們不可以輸!」

He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."

Source: Tatoeba

含蓄 hán
  1. to contain
  2. to hold
  3. (of a person or style etc) reserved
  4. restrained
  5. (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning
  6. implicit
  7. veiled (criticism)
含蘊 hányùn
  1. to contain
  2. to hold
  3. content
  4. (of a poem etc) full of implicit meaning
shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: ,

手举起来。

Hands up!

Put your hands up!

Put your hands up.

Source: Tatoeba

握住 zhù
  1. to grip
  2. to hold
用双手握住球。

Hold the ball in both hands.

Source: Tatoeba

cāo
  1. to grasp
  2. to hold
  3. to operate
  4. to manage
  5. to control
  6. to steer
  7. to exercise
  8. to drill (practice)
  9. to play
  10. to speak (a language)
他操一口流利的英语。

He speaks fluent English.

Source: Tatoeba

據有 yǒu
  1. to occupy
  2. to hold
  3. to possess
bǐng
  1. to grasp
  2. to hold
  3. to maintain
佔有 zhànyǒu
  1. to have
  2. to own
  3. to hold
  4. to occupy
  5. to possess
  6. to account for (a high proportion etc)
保持 bǎochí
  1. to keep
  2. to maintain
  3. to hold
  4. to preserve
保持安静

Keep it quiet.

Source: Tatoeba

bāo
  1. to cover
  2. to wrap
  3. to hold
  4. to include
  5. to take charge of
  6. to contract (to or for)
  7. package
  8. wrapper
  9. container
  10. bag
  11. to hold or embrace
  12. bundle
  13. packet

classifiers: ,

請包起來。

Please wrap it up.

Source: Tatoeba

扣留 kòuliú
  1. to detain
  2. to arrest
  3. to hold
  4. to confiscate
chéng
  1. to bear
  2. to carry
  3. to hold
  4. to continue
  5. to undertake
  6. to take charge
  7. owing to
  8. due to
  9. to receive
把握
  1. to grasp (also fig.)
  2. to seize
  3. to hold
  4. assurance
  5. certainty
  6. sure (of the outcome)
好好把握這個機會。

Make good use of this opportunity.

Source: Tatoeba

zǒng
  1. general
  2. in every case
  3. to hold
算數 suànshù
  1. to count numbers
  2. to keep to one's word
  3. to hold (i.e. to remain valid)
  4. to count (i.e. to be important)
那算数吗?

Does that count?

Source: Tatoeba

niē
  1. to hold between the thumb and fingers
  2. to pinch
  3. to mold (using the fingers)
  4. to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.)
  5. to join together
  6. to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
汤姆捏了玛丽的手。

Tom squeezed Mary's hand.

Source: Tatoeba

xié
  1. to carry
  2. to take along
  3. to bring along
  4. to hold (hands)
  5. also pr.
收納 shōu
  1. to receive
  2. to accept
  3. to take in
  4. to hold
zài
  1. to carry
  2. to convey
  3. to load
  4. to hold
  5. to fill up
  6. and
  7. also
  8. as well as
  9. simultaneously
我載你到車站。

I'll drop you off at the station.

Source: Tatoeba

包容 bāoróng
  1. to pardon
  2. to forgive
  3. to show tolerance
  4. to contain
  5. to hold
  6. inclusive
藉由讀書和討論概念, 一個人能獲得智慧並包容不同的想法。

By reading books and discussing concepts, a person can gain wisdom and tolerance of differing ideas.

Source: Tatoeba

bǐng
  1. to get rid of
  2. to put aside
  3. to reject
  4. to keep control
  5. to hold (one's breath)
你能屏住呼吸多久?

How long can you hold your breath?

Source: Tatoeba

è
  1. to grip forcefully
  2. to clutch at
  3. to guard
  4. to control
  5. to hold
biē
  1. to choke
  2. to stifle
  3. to restrain
  4. to hold back
  5. to hold in (urine)
  6. to hold (one's breath)
xué to grasp
掌握 zhǎng
  1. to grasp (often fig.)
  2. to control
  3. to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
  4. to master
  5. to know well
  6. to understand sth well and know how to use it
  7. fluency
掌握一门外语很难。

Mastering a foreign language is difficult.

Source: Tatoeba

shǎn to grasp
所有的社交,自然而然地,都会掺入一些虚伪的成分,我想这是有其必要的。

All social interactions, naturally, will involve some degree of insincerity, which I believe is necessary.

Source: Tatoeba

攏攥 lǒngzuàn
  1. to grasp
  2. to clutch
zhí
  1. to execute (a plan)
  2. to grasp
执子之手,与子偕老。

Today I take your hand so that we may grow old together.

Source: Tatoeba

niè
  1. to seize with the hand
  2. to grasp
  3. to advance
  4. to breakdown
捉摸 zhuō
  1. to fathom
  2. to make sense of
  3. to grasp
領會 lǐnghuì
  1. to understand
  2. to comprehend
  3. to grasp
我没有领会这个意义。

I don't understand its significance.

Source: Tatoeba