HSK · Level 36
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Chinese word
持有
Pronunciation
Pinyinchí yǒu
Meaning
- verbhave
Example
你持有护照吗？nǐ chí yǒu hù zhào ma
Do you have a passport?
More examples
他长期持有这套房产。tā cháng qī chí yǒu zhè tào fáng chǎn
He has owned this property for a long time.
Core concept
Keeps an object or right under personal control as something belonging to the holder.
Common phrases
持有房产chí yǒu fáng chǎn
own real estate
持有股票chí yǒu gǔ piào
hold stocks
持有证件chí yǒu zhèng jiàn
have identification documents
Similar words
有yǒu: To have something as part of one's possessions.
拥有yōng yǒu: To possess property or rights as one's own.
Definition in Chinese
拥有或占有某物或某项权利，表示该物或权利归自己所有或由自己控制。yōng yǒu huò zhàn yǒu mǒu wù huò mǒu xiàng quán lì biǎo shì gāi wù huò quán lì guī zì jǐ suó yǒu huò yóu zì jǐ kòng zhì
Word origin
持 (chí, "hold") + 有 (yǒu, "have") combines physical keeping with possession, giving the compound its sense of holding something as one's own.
Usage tips
- For a simple everyday question about a passport, Chinese usually uses 有 (yǒu, "have") rather than 持有 (chíyǒu, "hold or own"), which sounds more formal and document-focused.