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
持久
chíjiǔ
lasting, enduring
Characters in this word
久 jiǔ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example phrases
- 真正持久的竞争力来自制度创新，而不是一次性的营销活动。 Zhēnzhèng chíjiǔ de jìngzhēnglì láizì zhìdù chuàngxīn, ér bú shì yí cì xìng de yíngxiāo huódòng. Genuinely lasting competitiveness comes from institutional innovation, not from one-off marketing campaigns.
- 这种电池的电力很持久，用一周也不用充电。 Zhè zhǒng diànchí de diànlì hěn chíjiǔ, yòng yì zhōu yě bú yòng chōngdiàn. This battery's power lasts a long time; it does not need charging even after a week.
- 好的友谊应该是平静而持久的。 Hǎo de yǒuyì yīnggāi shì píngjìng ér chíjiǔ de. Good friendship should be calm and lasting.
Related words
- 保持 bǎochí to keep; to maintain
- 持续 chíxù to continue; to last
- 坚持 jiānchí to keep going; to persist
- 支持 zhīchí to support
- 主持 zhǔchí to host; to lead
- 维持 wéichí to maintain; to keep
- 持有 chíyǒu to hold, to possess
- 秉持 bǐngchí to uphold; to maintain
- 持 chí to hold; to maintain; to support
- 持平 chípíng to remain level; to be on a par with
- 持之以恒 chízhīyǐhéng to persevere; with sustained effort
- 扶持 fúchí to support; to foster