住持 zhùchí abbot Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zhùchí abbot · to manage a monastery 住 zhù verb to live to live; to reside; to stay; to dwell持 chí verbnoun to manage to manage; to administer; to run or be in charge of affairszhùchí to preserve the dharma 住 zhù verb to live to live; to reside; to stay; to dwell持 chí verbnoun to maintain to maintain; to keep; to preserve; to support; to persist in a state