坚持

堅持

jiānchí

verb HSK 3 #870

Meanings

Firmly holding on - perseverance.

HSK 2

你要坚持自己的想法。

Nǐ yào jiānchí zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

You should stick to your own ideas.

HSK 3

坚持就是胜利。

Jiānchí jiùshì shènglì.

Perseverance is victory.

HSK 3

我坚持不下去了。

Wǒ jiānchí bú xiàqù le.

I can't keep going anymore.

usage

坚持 + verb phrase means 'persist in doing something': 坚持学习 (keep studying). 坚持不下去 means 'can't keep going.'

culture

坚持就是胜利 (Perseverance is victory) is one of the most commonly quoted motivational sayings in Chinese.

坚 jiān

持 chí