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坚持

Traditional: 堅持

jiān chí

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

jiān chí · gin1 ci4 (Jyutping)

  1. to persevere with
  2. to persist in
  3. to insist on

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

坚

Meaning
hard, strong, firm; resolute
Radical
土
Strokes
7
Components
⿱⿰?又土
Cangjie
LEG
Four-corner
2710

持

Meaning
sustain, support; hold, grasp
Radical
扌
Strokes
9
Components
⿰扌寺
Cangjie
QGDI
Four-corner
5404.1

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