坚持
jiānchí
to keep going; to persist
Characters in this word
持 chí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 请坚持一下。 Qǐng jiānchí yíxià. Please hold on a bit.
- 他坚持跑步。 Tā jiānchí pǎobù. He keeps running.
- 我要坚持学习。 Wǒ yào jiānchí xuéxí. I will keep studying.
Related words
- 坚决 jiānjué firm; determined
- 坚强 jiānqiáng strong; brave
- 坚固 jiāngù strong; sturdy
- 坚定 jiāndìng firm; determined
- 保持 bǎochí to keep; to maintain
- 持续 chíxù to continue; to last
- 支持 zhīchí to support
- 主持 zhǔchí to host; to lead
- 维持 wéichí to maintain; to keep
- 克服 kèfú to overcome
- 达到 dádào to reach; to achieve
- 争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for; to win over