坚韧
jiānrèn
tough; resilient; tenacious
Characters in this word
韧 rèn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 韦 — tanned leather
- Made of
- 韦 tanned leather 刃 edged tool, cutlery, knife edge
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这支科研团队在经费缩减和设备老化的情况下仍表现出坚韧的毅力。 Zhè zhī kēyán tuánduì zài jīngfèi suōjiǎn hé shèbèi lǎohuà de qíngkuàng xià réng biǎoxiàn chū jiānrèn de yìlì. This research team still showed resilient perseverance despite funding cuts and ageing equipment.
- 竹子又坚韧又轻，常被用来做工具。 Zhúzi yòu jiānrèn yòu qīng, cháng bèi yòng lái zuò gōngjù. Bamboo is both tough and light, so it is often used to make tools.
- 她用坚韧的意志走完了整条漫长的山路。 Tā yòng jiānrèn de yìzhì zǒu wán le zhěng tiáo màncháng de shānlù. With tenacious willpower she walked the whole long mountain road.
Related words
- 坚持 jiānchí to keep going; to persist
- 坚决 jiānjué firm; determined
- 坚强 jiānqiáng strong; brave
- 坚固 jiāngù strong; sturdy
- 坚定 jiāndìng firm; determined
- 坚硬 jiānyìng hard, solid
- 坚果 jiānguǒ nut; nuts
- 坚实 jiānshí solid; firm; substantial
- 坚守 jiānshǒu to hold fast to; to stick to; to defend
- 坚信 jiānxìn to firmly believe
- 韧性 rènxìng resilience; tenacity
- 叛逆 pànnì rebellious; rebellion