持有 chíyǒu to hold (passport, views etc)
How to remember 持有: 持 maintain + 有 have = to hold (passport, views etc).
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How it is used
- To hold/possess - documents, shares, or views - 持有护照 (chíyǒu hùzhào) hold a passport, 持有股份 (chíyǒu gǔfèn) hold shares, 持有不同意见 (chíyǒu bùtóng yìjiàn) hold a different opinion.
- Formal 'to be in possession of'; often legal/financial or about maintaining a stance.
- Contrast plain 有 (yǒu, have): 持有 implies actively holding/maintaining, and pairs with formal objects.
Example sentences
- 她持有与我不同的观点。 Tā chíyǒu yǔ wǒ bùtóng de guāndiǎn.She has a view that is different from mine.
- 为什么美国政府让人们持有枪械？ Wèishénme měiguózhèngfǔ ràng rénmen chíyǒu qiāngxiè?Why does the US government let people have guns?