持久

chíjiǔ

adjective HSK 7 #10,344

Meanings

1 lasting
2 enduring
3 persistent
4 sustained

Characters

to hold; to maintain

Examples

我们需要一个持久的解决方案。

Wǒmen xūyào yī gè chíjiǔ de jiějué fāng'àn.

We need a lasting solution.

持久战需要耐心。

Chíjiǔzhàn xūyào nàixīn.

A protracted war requires patience.

Tips

history

毛泽东的《论持久战》(On Protracted War, 1938) is a famous military treatise arguing China could defeat Japan through a long war of attrition.

Stroke Order

持 chí

久 jiǔ