HSK 5 · Verbs

主持 zhǔchí “to host (a programme or event)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 主持 means

  1. to host (a programme or event)
  2. to preside over
  3. to take charge of
  4. to manage or direct
  5. to uphold
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to stand for (justice etc)
  • to host (a TV or radio program etc)

How to say 主持

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale主zhǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale持chí2nd tone, rising

主持 in a sentence

  1. 凯利主持新闻部门。

    Kǎilì zhǔchí xīnwén bùmén.

    Kelly runs the news department.

    Sentence #848190 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 主持 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 主 (zhǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
主zhǔowner
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 王king · wáng

Memory aidThe dot 丶 on top was once the flame of a lamp: the main one, the master.

The character 持 (chí) with each of its parts in a different colour
持chíto hold
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 寺court · sìSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 寺 (sì) hints at the sound. Compare it with chí.

How to write 主持

主 5 strokes · 持 9 strokes

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主持 (zhǔchí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 主持 (zhǔchí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 主持

Words with 主

主要zhǔyào · main主意zhǔyi · plan主人zhǔrén · master主张zhǔzhāng · to advocate主观zhǔguān · subjective主任zhǔrèn · director公主gōngzhǔ · princess主席zhǔxí · chairperson主题zhǔtí · theme主动zhǔdòng · to take the initiative

Words with 持

支持zhīchí · to support坚持jiānchí · to persevere with保持bǎochí · to keep持续chíxù · to continue维持wéichí · to maintain持久chíjiǔ · lasting

More words: Common Verbs

重复chóngfù · to repeat抓zhuā · to grab撞zhuàng · to knock against装修zhuāngxiū · to renovate抓紧zhuājǐn · to keep a firm grip on专心zhuānxīn · to concentrate转变zhuǎnbiàn · to change装zhuāng · to pretend

FAQs

主持 (zhǔchí) means “to host (a programme or event)” or “to preside over”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhǔchí: zhǔ with a 3rd tone, then chí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 主持 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuchi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 主持 from the suggestions. Typing zhuchi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
主持 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.