坚持 堅持
坚持 堅持 jiān chí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ gin1 ci4 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3
- to persevere with
- to persist in
- to insist on
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坚 堅
- 坚信 堅信 jiān xìn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣˋ gin1 seon3 to believe firmly
- 坚固 堅固 jiān gù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˋ gin1 gu3 firm
- 坚守 堅守 jiān shǒu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˇ gin1 sau2 to hold fast to
- 坚定 堅定 jiān dìng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ gin1 ding6 firm
- 坚实 堅實 jiān shí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕˊ gin1 sat6 firm and substantial
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- 坚强 堅強 jiān qiáng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄤˊ gin1 koeng4 staunch
- 坚忍 堅忍 jiān rěn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˇ gin1 jan2 persevering
- 坚决 堅決 jiān jué ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gin1 kyut3 firm; resolute; determined
- 坚硬 堅硬 jiān yìng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄧㄥˋ gin1 ngaang6 hard
- 坚韧 堅韌 jiān rèn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ gin1 ngan6 tough and durable
- 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6 (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
- 中坚 中堅 zhōng jiān ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ zung1 gin1 core
- 坚冰 堅冰 jiān bīng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄥ gin1 bing1 ice
- 坚执 堅執 jiān zhí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓˊ gin1 zap1 to persist
- 坚壁 堅壁 jiān bì ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˋ gin1 bik1 to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)
- 坚戈 堅戈 jiān gē ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄜ gin1 gwo1 tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword)
- 坚振 堅振 jiān zhèn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓㄣˋ gin1 zan3 confirmation (Christian ceremony)
- 坚挺 堅挺 jiān tǐng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥˇ gin1 ting5 firm and upright
- 坚明 堅明 jiān míng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gin1 ming4 to consolidate and clarify
- 坚果 堅果 jiān guǒ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˇ gin1 gwo2 nut
持
- 主持 zhǔ chí ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ zyu2 ci4 to take charge of
- 保持 bǎo chí ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ bou2 ci4 to keep
- 劫持 jié chí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ gip3 ci4 to kidnap
- 扶持 fú chí ㄈㄨˊ ㄔˊ fu4 ci4 to help
- 把持 bǎ chí ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ baa2 ci4 to control
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- 持久 chí jiǔ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ci4 gau2 lasting
- 持平 chí píng ㄔˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ci4 ping4 to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)
- 持有 chí yǒu ㄔˊ ㄧㄡˇ ci4 jau5 to hold (passport, views etc)
- 持续 持續 chí xù ㄔˊ ㄒㄩˋ ci4 zuk6 to continue
- 挟持 挾持 xié chí ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ hip6 ci4 to seize (sb) by the arms
- 支持 zhī chí ㄓ ㄔˊ zi1 ci4 to be in favor of
- 维持 維持 wéi chí ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ wai4 ci4 to keep; to maintain; to preserve
- 主持人 zhǔ chí rén ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ ㄖㄣˊ zyu2 ci4 jan4 host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor
- 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6 (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
- 住持 zhù chí ㄓㄨˋ ㄔˊ zyu6 ci4 to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
- 僵持 jiāng chí ㄐㄧㄤ ㄔˊ goeng1 ci4 to be deadlocked
- 免持 miǎn chí ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄔˊ min5 ci4 (Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
- 加持 jiā chí ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔˊ gaa1 ci4 (Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings
- 受持 shòu chí ㄕㄡˋ ㄔˊ sau6 ci4 to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)
Idioms with these characters
- 坚壁清野 堅壁清野 jiān bì qīng yě ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˇ gin1 bik1 cing1 je5 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
- 坚不可摧 堅不可摧 jiān bù kě cuī ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄘㄨㄟ gin1 bat1 ho2 ceoi1 (idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable
- 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6 (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
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- 坚持不渝 堅持不渝 jiān chí bù yú ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ gin1 ci4 bat1 jyu4 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
- 坚苦卓绝 堅苦卓絕 jiān kǔ zhuó jué ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gin1 fu2 coek3 zyut3 persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
- 坚强不屈 堅強不屈 jiān qiáng bù qū ㄐㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ gin1 koeng4 bat1 wat1 staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
- 坚韧不拔 堅韌不拔 jiān rèn bù bá ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ gin1 ngan6 bat1 bat6 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
- 坚如磐石 堅如磐石 jiān rú pán shí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕˊ gin1 jyu4 pun4 sek6 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
- 坚贞不屈 堅貞不屈 jiān zhēn bù qū ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ gin1 zing1 bat1 wat1 faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
- 坚贞不渝 堅貞不渝 jiān zhēn bù yú ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ gin1 zing1 bat1 jyu4 unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 持橐簪笔 持橐簪筆 chí tuó zān bǐ ㄔˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄢ ㄅㄧˇ ci4 tok3 zaam1 bat1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
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- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 各持己见 各持己見 gè chí jǐ jiàn ㄍㄜˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gok3 ci4 gei2 gin3 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
- 旷日持久 曠日持久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄖˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ kwong3 jat6 ci4 gau2 protracted (idiom)
- 危而不持 wēi ér bù chí ㄨㄟ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔˊ ngai4 ji4 bat1 ci4 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
Example sentences
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坚持 堅持 。
Hold on.
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坚持 堅持 。
Insist.
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坚持 堅持 到底 ！
Stiff upper lip!
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他们 他們 坚持 堅持 让 讓 他 走 。
They insist that he should go.
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珍 坚持 堅持 她 是 对 對 的 。
Jane insisted that she was right.
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