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堅持

jiān chí

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Stative verb

堅持 (jiān chí) is a Chinese word meaning “to persevere with”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to persevere with
  2. to persist in
  3. to insist on

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Example

只要堅持下去，一定會成功。

As long as you persist, you'll succeed.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).