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坚定 (jiān dìng): Firm (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

坚定 consists of 2 characters.
jiān
坚
hard, solid, firm, strong
dìng
定
to decide, settle, fix

How to Use 坚定 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 坚定 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith说
jiān坚
dìng定
de地
shuō说
neutral
say firmly
Subject + Verb
yì意
zhì志
jiān坚
dìng定
neutral
strong will
Verb + Objectwith信心
jiān坚
dìng定
xìn信
xīn心
Adjective + Nounwith信念
jiān坚
dìng定
de的
xìn信
niàn念

Example Sentences with 坚定

tā他
hěn很
jiān坚
dìng定
。
He is very firm.
lì立
chǎng场
jiān坚
dìng定
formal
firm stance
formal
strengthen confidence
formal
firm belief
jǐn尽
guǎn管
zāo遭
dào到
zhì质
yí疑
，
tā他
yī依
rán然
jiān坚
dìng定
dì地
wéi维
hù护
zì自
jǐ己
de的
lì立
chǎng场
。
Despite facing doubts, he still firmly defended his position.
nǐ你
néng能
fǒu否
jiān坚
dìng定
dì地
gào告
sù诉
wǒ我
，
zhè这
ge个
jué决
dìng定
bú不
huì会
gǎi改
biàn变
？
Can you tell me firmly that this decision will not change?
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tā她
jiān坚
dìng定
dì地
xiāng相
xìn信
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xuǎn选
zé择
。
She firmly believes in her choice.
tā他
cóng从
wèi未
dòng动
yáo摇
，
shǐ始
zhōng终
bǎo保
chí
tā她
bìng并
bù不
jiān坚
dìng定
，
cháng常
cháng常
yīn因
miàn面
duì对
kùn困
nán难
，
tā他
biǎo表
xiàn现
chū出
jiān
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
，
tā他
yǔ语
qì气
jiān坚
dìng
持
zhe着
jiān坚
dìng定
de的
xìn信
niàn念
。
He never wavered and always maintained a steadfast belief.
wèi
为
bié别
rén人
de的
yì意
jiàn见
ér而
gǎi改
biàn变
zhǔ主
yì意
。
She is not firm and often changes her mind because of others' opinions.
坚
dìng定
de的
jué决
xīn心
。
Facing difficulties, he showed firm determination.
定
dì地
chǎn阐
shù述
le了
xiàng项
mù目
dì的
bì必
yào要
xìng性
。
At the meeting, he explained the necessity of the project in a firm tone.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 坚定.

Words with 坚
  • 坚持jiān chíHSK 4
  • 坚信jiān xìn
  • 坚决jiān jué
  • 坚固jiān gù
  • 坚守jiān shǒu
  • 坚实jiān shí
  • 坚强jiān qiáng
  • 坚果jiān guǒ
Words with 定
  • 一定yī dìngHSK 3
  • 决定jué dìngHSK 3
  • 肯定kěn dìngHSK 4
  • 规定guī dìngHSK 4
  • 不定bú dìng
  • 假定jiǎ dìng
  • 判定pàn dìng
  • 制定zhì dìng