坚持

坚持 jiānchí

坚持 jiānchí Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 坚持 jiānchí .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiānchí | jian1 chi2
English translation
to persevere with
to persist in
to insist on

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Traditional form

堅持

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 坚持 jiānchí

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jiān

Explanation

Simplified form of jiān . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and qiān represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰?又土

Number of Strokes

7
chí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌寺

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 坚持 jiānchí

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zài zhù jìn 旅馆 lǚ guǎn 之前 zhī qián 一定 yīdìng yāo 坚持 jiānchí xiān kān 一下 yīxià de 房间 fángjiān .

Always insist upon seeing your room before booking in.

坚持 jiānchí 所有 suǒyǒu 物质 wùzhì dōu 无限 wú xiàn de fēn .

He argued that all matter was infinitely divisible.

尽管 jǐnguǎn 人群 rén qún Zhōng 不断 bùduàn yǒu 叫喊 jiào hǎn shēng ,那位政客 zhèng kè 仍然 réngrán 坚持 jiānchí jiǎng 下去 xià qù .

The politician struggled to speak through the shouts of the crowd.

尽管 jǐnguǎn jiào Bié chàng ,还是 háishi 坚持 jiānchí yāo chàng .

She persisted in singing although I asked her not to.

jiào 放弃 fàngqì 算了 suàn le , dàn 坚持 jiānchí .

I asked him to lower his colours but he insisted.

坚持 jiānchí Decomposition

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坚持 jiānchí Compounds

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