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持续 (chí xù): Last (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

持 • chí • to hold, to grasp, to maintain
chí持

to hold, to grasp, to maintain

续 • xù • to continue; to extend; to connect
xù续

to continue; to extend; to connect

Word Info

Pinyinchí xù
Meaninglast; continue; sustain
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 持续.

  • 大象dà xiàngelephant
  • 爱惜ài xīvalue; cherish; treasure
  • 胆小鬼dǎn xiǎo guǐcoward
  • 办理bàn lǐdeal with; attend to; handle
  • 窗帘chuāng liáncurtains; sunblind
  • 尺子chǐ ziruler
  • 比例bǐ lìscale; proportion; ratio
  • 播放bō fàngbroadcast
  • 耽误dān wudelay; hold up
  • 独立dú lìstand alone; independent; on one's own
  • 产品chǎn pǐnproduct
  • 保持bǎo chíto keep; hold; retain; maintain
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 持续.

Words with 持
  • 坚持jiān chíto persevere with
  • 支持zhī chíto be in favour of
  • 主持zhǔ chítake charge of; manage; direct
  • 保持
bǎo chí
to keep; hold; retain; maintain
  • 持久chí jiǔlasting; enduring; persistent
  • 持有chí yǒuto hold (passport, views etc)
  • 维持wéi chíkeep; maintain; preserve
  • 劫持jié chíKidnap / abduct
    • Words with 续
    • 继续jì xùto carry on; continue
    • 手续shǒu xùprocedures; routine; process
    • 连续lián xùcontinuous
    • 陆续lù xùone after another; in succession
    • 延续yán xùcontinue; go on; last
    • 后续hòu xùSubsequent / follow-up
    • 续航xù hángextend battery life
    • 断断续续duàn duàn xù xùintermittently / off and on
    4.

    How to Use 持续 in Sentences

    Verb + Complement
    chí持
    xù续
    hěn很
    cháng长
    shí时
    jiān间
    neutralSpoken
    last for a long time
    chí持
    xù续
    bú不
    duàn断
    neutral
    continuously
    Adverb + Verbwith关注
    chí持
    xù续
    guān关
    zhù注
    Verb + Nounwith高温
    chí持
    xù续
    gāo高
    wēn温
    Verb + Objectwith发展
    chí持
    xù续
    fā发
    zhǎn展
    5.

    Example Sentences with 持续

    yǔ雨
    chí持
    xù续
    xià下
    le了
    hěn很
    neutral
    continue to pay attention
    neutral
    persistent high temperature
    formal
    sustainable development
    jiǔ久
    。
    The rain lasted for a long time.
    zhè这
    chǎng场
    jī激
    liè烈
    de的
    biàn辩
    lùn论
    chí持
    xù续
    le了
    jiāng将
    jìn近
    sān三
    gè个
    xiǎo小
    shí时
    。
    This intense debate lasted for nearly three hours.
    rú如
    guǒ果
    gāo高
    wēn温
    tiān天
    qì气
    chí持
    xù续
    xià下
    qù去
    ，
    nóng农
    zuò作
    wù物
    kě可
    néng能
    huì会
    jiǎn减
    chǎn产
    。
    If the hot weather continues, crop yields may decrease.
    tā他
    chí持
    xù续
    xué学
    xí习
    hàn汉
    yǔ语
    ，
    jìn进
    bù步
    hěn很
    kuài快
    。
    He continues to study Chinese and is making rapid progress.
    tā他
    de的
    rè热
    qíng情
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    yīn因
    wèi为
    shī失
    bài败
    ér而
    chí持
    xù续
    jiǎn减
    ruò弱
    。
    His enthusiasm did not continue to diminish because of the failure.