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坚持

jiānchí

Traditional: 堅持

to persevere with

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Meaning of 坚持 in English

jiānchíHSK 3verbSyllabus #697
  1. to persevere with
  2. to persist in
  3. to insist on

Example sentences

  1. 我对他的坚持感到很惊讶。
    wǒ duì tā de jiān chí gǎn dào hěn jīng yà。
    I was surprised by his perseverance.
    Tatoeba #796704 by fucongcong · #403319 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 她坚持让我去看医生。
    tā jiān chí ràng wǒ qù kàn yī shēng。
    She insisted that I should see the doctor.
    Tatoeba #1314030 by vicch · #314184 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 他们坚持让他走。
    tā men jiān chí ràng tā zǒu。
    They insist that he should go.
    Tatoeba #333037 by fucongcong · #307324 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 坚

坚强HSK 5坚定HSK 6坚固HSK 6坚决HSK 6坚硬HSK 6坚果HSK 7–9坚韧HSK 7–9坚实HSK 7–9坚守HSK 7–9坚信HSK 7–9
持 on its own →
chí · to hold

HSK words with 持

支持HSK 4保持HSK 5持续HSK 5维持HSK 5主持HSK 5持久HSK 6持有HSK 6持HSK 7–9秉持HSK 7–9持平HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences