矢志不渝

shǐzhìbùyú
idiom #46,572

Meanings

  1. 1 to vow never to change one's resolve
  2. 2 unwavering in one's commitment
  3. 3 steadfast and unchanging

Examples

Tā shǐzhìbùyú de tóushēn kēyán shìyè.
He devoted himself to scientific research with unwavering commitment.
Wúlùn huánjìng rúhé biànhuà, tā duì lǐxiǎng shǐzhìbùyú.
No matter how circumstances change, his devotion to his ideals never wavers.
Tāmen de àiqíng shǐzhìbùyú, jīnglì le wúshù kǎoyàn.
Their love remained steadfast through countless trials.

Tips

register
Formal and literary — fits speeches, biographies, love declarations in formal writing. In casual speech use 一直 or 从未改变 instead.
memory
originally means 'arrow', by extension 'to swear/pledge' (as if releasing an oath like an arrow). = to change (cognate with Chongqing's abbreviation , from the river). Literally 'pledge the resolve, do not change'.

Stroke Order

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zhì