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持久

chí jiǔ · chi jiu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. lasting
  2. enduring
  3. persistent
  4. permanent
  5. protracted
  6. endurance
  7. persistence
  8. to last long
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A gym card

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)每次(měicì)买(mǎi)健身卡(jiànshēnkǎ)，热情(rèqíng)都(dōu)不(bù)持久(chíjiǔ)，三天(sāntiān)就(jiù)不(bù)去(qù)了(le)。

    Every time I buy a gym card, my enthusiasm is not lasting. I stop going after three days.

  2. Dengdeng

    做事(zuòshì)要(yào)持久(chíjiǔ)，一天(yītiān)一点(yīdiǎn)就(jiù)好(hǎo)。

    Do things for the long run. A little each day is enough.

  3. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)才能(cáinéng)持久(chíjiǔ)？

    How can I make it last?

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)每天(měitiān)晚上(wǎnshang)一起(yīqǐ)走(zǒu)半小时(bànxiǎoshí)。

    Let's walk half an hour every evening.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)就(jiù)从(cóng)下周(xiàzhōu)开始(kāishǐ)。

    Good. Then we start next week.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，你的(nǐde)热情(rèqíng)又(yòu)不(bù)持久(chíjiǔ)了(le)。

    See, your enthusiasm is not lasting again.

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2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)任(rèn)何(hé)娱(yú)乐(lè)像(xiàng)阅(yuè)读(dú)这(zhè)般(bān)廉(lián)价(jià)，也(yě)没(méi)有(yǒu)任(rèn)何(hé)愉(yú)悦(yuè)像(xiàng)阅(yuè)读(dú)这(zhè)般(bān)持(chí)久(jiǔ)。

No hobby is as cheap as reading, nor provides such long lasting enjoyment.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

生(shēng)活(huó)中(zhōng)绝(jué)对(duì)没(méi)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)是(shì)持(chí)久(jiǔ)的(de)。

Absolutely nothing is permanent in life.

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

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