Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
持
chí 动
1
(=拿着) hold;
(pt, pp held)
(pt, pp held)
- 他手持护(護)照。 Tā shǒu chí hùzhào. He held a passport in his hand.
2
(=支持) support
- 坚(堅)持 jiānchí maintain
3
(=主管) manage
- 操持家务(務) cāochí jiāwù manage the housework
4
(=对抗) oppose
- 僵持 jiāngchí reach a stalemate