坚守
jiānshǒu
to hold fast to; to stick to; to defend
Characters in this word
守 shǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 面对商业诱惑，编辑部仍坚守事实核查的底线。 Miànduì shāngyè yòuhuò, biānjíbù réng jiānshǒu shìshí héchá de dǐxiàn. In the face of commercial temptation, the editorial department still held fast to the bottom line of fact-checking.
- 他在小镇的邮局坚守了四十年。 Tā zài xiǎozhèn de yóujú jiānshǒu le sìshí nián. He stuck to his post at the small town's post office for forty years.
- 无论多难，她都坚守自己的原则。 Wúlùn duō nán, tā dōu jiānshǒu zìjǐ de yuánzé. No matter how hard it is, she holds fast to her principles.
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
- 坚韧 jiānrèn tough; resilient; tenacious
- 坚实 jiānshí solid; firm; substantial
- 坚信 jiānxìn to firmly believe
- 保守 bǎoshǒu conservative
- 守 shǒu to guard; to follow