Verbto persevere with

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 坚持.
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Character Breakdown

坚持 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 坚持 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 坚持 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith下去
jiān
chí
xià
neutral
keep persisting
Adverb + Verbwith一直
zhí
jiān
chí
neutral
persist all along
Verb + Object
jiān
chí
xué
neutral
persist in studying
jiān
chí
yuán
formal
adhere to principles
Idiomwith不懈
jiān
chí
xiè
formal
persevere unremittingly

Example Sentences with 坚持

jiān
chí
měi
tiān
pǎo
I persist in running every day.
jiān
chí
de
guān
diǎn
méi
yǒu
qīng
gǎi
biàn
zhǔ
He insisted on his own opinion and did not change his mind easily.
gōng
jiān
chí
cǎi
yòng
huán
bǎo
cái
liào
xíng
shè
huì
rèn
The company insists on using environmentally friendly materials to fulfill its social responsibility.
jiān
chí
xué
zhōng
wén
xiàn
zài
shuō
hěn
hǎo
He persisted in learning Chinese and now speaks it very well.
wèi
shén
me
jiān
chí
yào
rén
xíng
ne
Why do you insist on traveling alone?
méi
yǒu
jiān
chí
duàn
liàn
suǒ
shēn
yuè
lái
yuè
chà
He did not persist in exercising, so his health has been getting worse.
jǐn
guǎn
dào
kùn
nán
hái
shì
jiān
chí
wán
chéng
le
zhè
ge
xiàng
Despite encountering difficulties, she persisted and completed the project.
suī
rán
tiān
hěn
lěng
dàn
jiān
chí
zǎo
bìng
wán
chéng
le
chén
pǎo
Although the weather was very cold, she insisted on getting up early and completed her morning run.