持
久

Lasting in Chinese: 持久 (chí jiǔ)

chí jiǔ

lasting

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lasting
  2. 2enduring
  3. 3persistent
  4. 4permanent
  5. 5protracted
  6. 6endurance
  7. 7persistence
  8. 8to last long

Stroke order

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持
久

Zhuyin

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ㄔˊ

chí

ㄔ/ chˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄡˇ

jiǔ

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这种友谊很持久，几十年都没变。

    zhè zhǒng yǒu yì hěn chí jiǔ， jǐ shí nián dōu méi biàn。

    This friendship is enduring; it hasn't changed in decades.

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Related words

久

jiǔ

(long) time

持

chí

to hold

坚持

jiān chí

to persevere with

支持

zhī chí

to be in favor of

保持

bǎo chí

to keep

持续

chí xù

to continue

悠久

yōu jiǔ

long (tradition, history etc)

主持

zhǔ chí

to take charge of

不久

bù jiǔ

not long (after)

多久

duō jiǔ

(of time) how long?

好久

hǎo jiǔ

quite a while

维持

wéi chí

to keep

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