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坚持 (jiān chí) – to persevere with

jiān chí

to persevere with

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 堅持2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to persevere with
  2. 2to persist in
  3. 3to insist on

Simplified & traditional

坚持

Simplified

堅持

Traditional

Example sentences

See 坚持 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 坚持到底！

    jiān chí dào dǐ ！

    Stiff upper lip!

  • 他们坚持让他走。

    tā men jiān chí ràng tā zǒu 。

    They insist that he should go.

Related words

持

chí

to hold

支持

zhī chí

to be in favor of

保持

bǎo chí

to keep

持续

chí xù

to continue

坚决

jiān jué

firm

坚强

jiān qiáng

staunch

主持

zhǔ chí

to take charge of

坚固

jiān gù

firm

维持

wéi chí

to keep

坚定

jiān dìng

firm

持有

chí yǒu

to hold (passport, views etc)

持久

chí jiǔ

lasting

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