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持续

chí xù · chi xu

Traditional 持續

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to continue
  2. to persist
  3. to last
  4. sustainable
  5. preservation
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The noisy renovation

  1. Liangliang

    隔壁(gébì)的(de)装修声(zhuāngxiūshēng)持续(chíxù)了(le)三天(sāntiān)。

    The renovation next door has gone on for three days.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)听到(tīngdào)了(le)，从(cóng)早上(zǎoshang)持续(chíxù)到(dào)晚上(wǎnshang)。

    I hear it too, from morning until night.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)还(hái)会(huì)持续(chíxù)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How much longer will it last?

  4. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)还(hái)要(yào)持续(chíxù)一个(yīgè)星期(xīngqī)。

    I heard a whole week more.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)图书馆(túshūguǎn)吧(ba)。

    Then let's go to the library.

  6. Dengdeng

    图书馆(túshūguǎn)隔壁(gébì)也(yě)在(zài)装修(zhuāngxiū)。

    The library next door is under renovation too.

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2 examples
01

看(kàn)看(kan)这(zhè)天(tiān)气(qì)会(huì)不(bu)会(huì)持(chí)续(xù)，会(huì)很(hěn)有(yǒu)意(yì)思(si)。

It will be interesting to see whether this weather continues.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)大(dà)雨(yǔ)持(chí)续(xù)了(le)整(zhěng)整(zhěng)三(sān)天(tiān)，路(lù)上(shang)到(dào)处(chù)是(shì)积(jī)水(shuǐ)。

The heavy rain lasted for three whole days, and there was water everywhere on the roads.

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持
chí

to hold; to grasp

续
xù

to continue; to replenish

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