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坚持

jiān chí · jian chi

Traditional 堅持

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to persevere with
  2. to persist in
  3. to insist on
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Day thirty of morning runs

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)还(hái)跑步(pǎobù)吗(ma)？

    You still run every morning?

  2. Dengdeng

    三十(sānshí)天(tiān)了(le)，我(wǒ)坚持(jiānchí)下来(xiàlai)了(le)！

    Thirty days now. I stuck with it!

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)很(hěn)难(nán)，大部分(dàbùfen)人(rén)一(yī)个(gè)星期(xīngqī)就(jiù)不(bù)跑(pǎo)了(le)，

    That is hard. Most people quit after a week.

  4. Dengdeng

    关键(guānjiàn)是(shì)坚持(jiānchí)，下雨(xiàyǔ)也(yě)要(yào)跑(pǎo)，

    The key is to keep going. Even if it rains.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)坐(zuò)在(zài)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)里(lǐ)呢(ne)？

    Then why are you sitting in the cafe today?

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Usage

坚持 can mean to keep doing something or to stand by an opinion or decision.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)坚(jiān)持(chí)要(yào)我(wǒ)去(qù)那(nà)地(dì)方(fang)看(kàn)看(kan)。

My father insisted that I should go to see the place.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)坚(jiān)持(chí)病(bìng)人(rén)获(huò)得(dé)充(chōng)分(fèn)的(de)休(xiū)息(xi)。

The doctor insisted that the patient get plenty of rest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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坚
jiān

strong; solid

持
chí

to hold; to grasp

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