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坚守

坚守 (jiān shǒu): Hold fast / stick to (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

坚守 consists of 2 characters.

hard, solid, firm, strong

to guard, defend, or keep watch over

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Pinyinjiān shǒu

MeaningHold fast / stick to

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word坚守

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How to Use 坚守 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 坚守 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith到底

jiān坚

shǒu守

dào到

dǐ底

neutral

hold fast to the end

Adverb + Verbwith长期

cháng长

qī期

jiān坚

shǒu守

Verb + Object

jiān坚

shǒu守

chéng承

nuò诺

formal

keep one's promise

4.

Example Sentences with 坚守

tā他

jiān坚

shǒu守

zài在

gǎng岗

wèi位

shàng上

neutral

persist for a long time

jiān坚

shǒu守

yuán原

zé则

formal

adhere to principles

jiān坚

shǒu守

gǎng岗

wèi位

formal

stick to one's post

。

He stays at his post.

wú无

lùn论

wài外

jiè界

rú如

hé何

zhì质

yí疑

，

tā他

shǐ始

zhōng终

jiān坚

shǒu守

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yì艺

shù术

lǐ理

niàn念

。

No matter how much the outside world questions him, he always sticks to his artistic philosophy.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

yào要

jiān坚

shǒu守

zhè这

fèn份

méi没

yǒu有

qián前

tú途

de的

gōng工

zuò作

ne呢

？

Why do you insist on holding fast to this job with no future?

tā她

jiān坚

shǒu守

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yuán原

zé则

，

cóng从

bù不

tuǒ妥

xié协

。

She sticks to her principles and never compromises.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

jiān坚

shǒu守

chéng承

nuò诺

，

zhè这

ràng让

dà大

jiā家

fēi非

cháng常

shī失

wàng望

。

He did not stick to his promise, which disappointed everyone greatly.

jí即

shǐ使

gōng公

sī司

miàn面

lín临

wēi危

jī机

，

guǎn管

lǐ理

céng层

yě也

jué决

dìng定

jiān坚

shǒu守

zhèn阵

dì地

。

Even though the company is facing a crisis, the management has decided to hold their ground.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

kùn困

nán难

chóng重

chóng重

，

tā他

men们

yī依

rán然

jiān坚

shǒu守

zhe着

duì对

lǐ理

xiǎng想

de的

chéng承

nuò诺

。

Despite numerous difficulties, they still hold fast to their commitment to the ideal.

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

jiān坚

shǒu守

dǐ底

xiàn线

，

bù不

néng能

ràng让

bù步

。

During the negotiations, we must hold fast to our bottom line and cannot make concessions.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 坚守.

Words with 坚

坚持jiān chíHSK 4
坚决jiān juéHSK 5
坚强jiān qiángHSK 5
坚固jiān gùHSK 6
坚定jiān dìngHSK 6
坚实jiān shíHSK 6
坚硬jiān yìngHSK 6
坚韧jiān rènHSK 6

Words with 守

遵守zūn shǒuHSK 5
保守bǎo shǒuHSK 6
守护shǒu hùHSK 6
防守fáng shǒuHSK 6
守信shǒu xìnHSK 7-9
守候shǒu hòuHSK 7-9
看守kān shǒuHSK 7-9
守株待兔

shǒu zhū dài tù

HSK 7-9