Writing
坚持 (jiānchí) — how to say "to persist" in Chinese
坚持
To persist, to insist
verb
Character composition
坚
firm
持
to hold
Radicals / Keys
土
Earth
#32 · tǔ · 3 strokes
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Collocations
坚持学习
jiānchí xuéxí
keep studying
坚持到底
jiānchí dàodǐ
persist to the end
坚持锻炼
jiānchí duànliàn
keep exercising
Examples
如果你想学好中文，就必须坚持每天学习。
If you want to learn Chinese well, you must persist in studying every day.
他坚持跑步。
He persists in running.
Mnemonic
[jiānchí-] Jian builds a block tower and firmly holds a hard stone as its base. The tower falls, but he places a block again: "I persist!" 🧱
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to persist" in Chinese?
"to persist" in Chinese is 坚持 (jiānchí).
坚持 meaning in English
坚持 (jiānchí) means "To persist, to insist".
How is 坚持 pronounced?
It is pronounced jiānchí (written as jianchi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to persist" in Chinese characters?
It is written 坚持: 坚 has 7 strokes, 持 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 坚持?
坚持 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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