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
持之以恒
chízhīyǐhéng
to persevere; with sustained effort
Characters in this word
之 zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
恒 héng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 亘 to extend across, through
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 学好汉字要持之以恒，每天写一点就够了。 Xué hǎo hànzì yào chízhīyǐhéng, měitiān xiě yìdiǎn jiù gòu le. To learn characters well you need to persevere; writing a little every day is enough.
- 成功没有捷径，只有持之以恒才能看到结果。 Chénggōng méiyǒu jiéjìng, zhǐyǒu chízhīyǐhéng cái néng kàndào jiéguǒ. There are no shortcuts to success; only perseverance brings results.
- 他持之以恒地锻炼，三年后身体强壮多了。 Tā chízhīyǐhéng de duànliàn, sān nián hòu shēntǐ qiángzhuàng duō le. He exercised steadily, and three years later he was much stronger.
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
- 持久 chíjiǔ lasting, enduring
- 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
- 扶持 fúchí to support; to foster