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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
主持 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
主持 =
ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ · zhǔchí
verb — to preside over, to host, to chair, to run (a meeting, a show)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the one in charge (主要)zhǔ
to hold, to keep in hand (保持)chí
主持,主要的主,保持的持。