坚
韧

Tough and durable in Chinese: 坚韧 (jiān rèn)

jiān rèn

tough and durable

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 堅韌1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1tough and durable
  2. 2tenacious

Stroke order

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坚
韧

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄖㄣˋ

rèn

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

坚韧

Simplified

堅韌

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 她的性格非常坚韧，从不放弃。

    tā de xìng gé fēi cháng jiān rèn， cóng bú fàng qì。

    Her character is very tenacious; she never gives up.

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Related words

坚持

jiān chí

to persevere with

坚决

jiān jué

firm

坚强

jiān qiáng

staunch

坚固

jiān gù

firm

坚定

jiān dìng

firm

坚实

jiān shí

firm and substantial

坚守

jiān shǒu

to hold fast to

坚信

jiān xìn

to believe firmly

坚硬

jiān yìng

hard

韧性

rèn xìng

toughness

坚持不懈

jiān chí bù xiè

to persevere unremittingly (idiom)

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