Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
坚持
jiānchí
Description
“坚持”的意思是一直做一件事，不放弃。
"坚持" means to keep doing something without giving up.
我们常说“坚持运动”或者“坚持学习”。
We often say "坚持运动" (persist in exercising) or "坚持学习" (persist in studying).
Meanings
坚持jiānchí
to persist; keep doing without giving up
他每天坚持跑步。
He runs every day without fail.
坚持jiānchí
to insist on; firmly maintain
她坚持自己的想法。
She sticks to her own ideas.
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Notes
- Etymology
坚 (firm) + 持 (to hold), literally 'to hold firmly'.
- Nuance
坚持 stresses not giving up over time, unlike 保持 which means to keep a state.
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