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坚持 (jiān chí): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 4

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坚持 (jiān chí): To persevere with (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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坚持 consists of 2 characters.

hard, solid, firm, strong

to hold, to grasp, to maintain

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坚

chí持

xià下

qù去

neutral

keep persisting

Adverb + Verbwith一直

yī一

zhí直

jiān坚

chí持

Verb + Object

jiān坚

chí持

xué学

xí习

neutral

persist in studying

Idiomwith不懈

jiān坚

chí持

bù不

xiè懈

Example Sentences with 坚持

tā他

měi每

tiān天

jiān坚

chí持

pǎo跑

bù步

neutral

persist all along

jiān坚

chí持

yuán原

zé则

formal

adhere to principles

formal

persevere unremittingly

bàn半

xiǎo小

shí时

。

He perseveres with running for half an hour every day.

wǒ我

jiān坚

chí持

měi每

tiān天

pǎo跑

bù步

。

I persist in running every day.

tā他

jiān坚

chí持

zì自

jǐ己

de的

guān观

diǎn点

，

méi没

yǒu有

qīng轻

yì易

gǎi改

biàn变

zhǔ主

yì意

。

He insisted on his own opinion and did not change his mind easily.

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gōng公

sī司

jiān坚

chí持

cǎi采

yòng用

huán环

bǎo保

cái材

liào料

，

yǐ以

lǚ履

xíng行

shè社

huì会

zé责

rèn任

。

The company insists on using environmentally friendly materials to fulfill its social responsibility.

tā他

jiān坚

chí持

xué学

xí习

zhōng中

wén文

，

xiàn现

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

jiān坚

chí持

yào要

yí一

gè个

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

jiān坚

chí持

duàn锻

liàn炼

，

suǒ所

jǐn尽

guǎn管

yù遇

dào到

kùn困

nán难

，

tā她

hái还

shì

suī虽

rán然

tiān天

qì气

hěn很

lěng冷

，

dàn但

tā她

jiān

zài

在

shuō说

dé得

hěn很

hǎo好

。

He persisted in learning Chinese and now speaks it very well.

rén人

qù去

lǚ旅

xíng行

ne呢

？

Why do you insist on traveling alone?

yǐ

以

shēn身

tǐ体

yuè越

lái来

yuè越

chà差

。

He did not persist in exercising, so his health has been getting worse.

是

jiān坚

chí持

wán完

chéng成

le了

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

。

Despite encountering difficulties, she persisted and completed the project.

坚

chí持

zǎo早

qǐ起

bìng并

wán完

chéng成

le了

chén晨

pǎo跑

。

Although the weather was very cold, she insisted on getting up early and completed her morning run.

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 坚持.

害羞hài xiūshy
家具jiā jùfurniture
警察jǐng chápolice
奖金jiǎng jīnpremium
功夫gōng fulabour; ability; kung fu
及时jí shíin time
广播guǎng bōbroadcast
负责fù zéresponsible for
安全ān quánsafe; security
到处dào chùeverywhere
抽烟chōu yānto smoke
计划jì huàplan

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 坚持.

Words with 坚

坚信jiān xìn
坚决jiān jué
坚固jiān gù
坚守jiān shǒu
坚定jiān dìng
坚实jiān shí
坚强jiān qiáng
坚果jiān guǒ

Words with

持

支持zhī chíHSK 4
保持bǎo chíHSK 5
持续chí xùHSK 5
主持zhǔ chí
劫持jié chí
扶持fú chí
持久chí jiǔ
持平chí píng