坚持 (堅持)
jiān chí
Pinyin

Definition

坚持 (堅持)
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jiān chí
  1. to persevere with
  2. to persist in
  3. to insist on

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

坚持
jiān chí
  1. 1 to persevere with
  2. 2 to persist in
  3. 3 to insist on
支持
zhī chí
  1. 1 to be in favor of
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 to stand by
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
主持
zhǔ chí
  1. 1 to take charge of
  2. 2 to manage or direct
  3. 3 to preside over
  4. 4 to uphold
  5. 5 to stand for (justice etc)
  6. 6 to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. 7 (TV) anchor
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve

Idioms (11)

危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè
  1. 1 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝
jiān chí bù yú
  1. 1 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive (idiom)

Sample Sentences

历史是最好的老师。这段历史表明，无论相隔多远，只要我们勇敢迈出第一步，坚持相向而行就能走出一条相遇相知、共同发展之路，走向幸福安宁和谐美好的远方。
lìshǐ shì zuìhǎo de lǎoshī 。zhè duàn lìshǐ biǎomíng ，wúlùn xiānggé duō yuǎn ，zhǐyào wǒmen yǒnggǎn màichū dìyībù ，jiānchí xiāngxiàng ér xíng jiù néng zǒuchū yī tiáo xiāngyùxiāngzhī 、gòngtóng fāzhǎn zhī Lù ，zǒuxiàng xìngfú Ānníng héxié měihǎo de yuǎnfāng 。
History is the best teacher. This period of history shows clearly that, no matter how far apart we are, we only need to be brave enough to make the first step and resolve to continue walking towards one another, and we can walk a road on which we can encounter and get to know one another and engage in joint development, leading towards a happy, peaceful, harmonious, though distant beautiful place.
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我今天主要锻练背部和二头肌，坐姿划船可以训练背部的力量，记得收腹，靠背部的力量，拉到后面这里坚持几秒，像这样，呼！哈
wǒ jīntiān zhǔyào duànliàn bèibù hé èrtóujī ，zuòzīhuáchuán kěyǐ xùnliàn bèibù de lìliang ，jìde shōu fù ，kào bèibù de lìliang ，lā dào hòumiàn zhèlǐ jiānchí jǐ miǎo ，xiàng zhèyàng ，hū ！hā
Today I’m working on my back and my biceps, the seated row machine can train your back strength. Remember to tighten your abs, and rely on your back strength, pull it back and hold it for several seconds, like this. Whoo! Ha!
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所以我才坚持我一定要经济独立！不是所有的男人都可以理解家务劳动的价值，偏偏他们又死性不改，所以我绝对不能让步！
suǒyǐ wǒ cái jiānchí wǒ yīdìng yào jīngjì dúlì ！búshi suǒyǒu de nánrén dōu kěyǐ lǐjiě jiāwù láodòng de jiàzhí ，piānpiān tāmen yòu sǐxìngbùgǎi ，suǒyǐ wǒ juéduì bùnéng ràngbù ！
So that’s why I insist on my financial independence! Not all men understand the value of housework, and they’re all old dogs who can’t change their tricks, so I really can’t give an inch!
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我支持你！要维持一个家庭可不是有爱就够了，要是活得没尊严，那日子可得多难过。要有所坚持，不可以放弃。
wǒ zhīchí nǐ ！yào wéichí yī ge jiātíng kě búshi yǒu ài jiù gòu le ，yàoshi huó de méi zūnyán ，nà rìzi kě de duō nánguò 。yào yǒusuǒ jiānchí ，bù kěyǐ fàngqì 。
I support you! Love is really not enough to maintain a household. If you live without any dignity, then you’ll have a tough time of it. You have to have determination, and you can’t give up.
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为了和平，中国将始终坚持走和平发展道路。中华民族历来爱好和平无论发展到哪一步，中国都永远不称霸，永远不搞扩张，永远不会把自身曾经经历过的悲惨遭遇强加给其他民族。中国人民将坚持同世界各国人民友好相处，坚决捍卫中国人民抗日战争和世界反法西斯战争胜利成果，努力为人类作出新的更大的贡献。
wèile hépíng ，Zhōngguó jiāng shǐzhōng jiānchí zǒu hépíng fāzhǎn dàolù 。zhōnghuámínzú lìlái àihào hépíng wúlùn fāzhǎn dào nǎ yī bù ，Zhōngguó dōu yǒngyuǎn bù chēngbà ，yǒngyuǎn bù gǎo kuòzhāng ，yǒngyuǎn bùhuì bǎ zìshēn céngjīng jīnglì guò de bēicǎn zāoyù qiáng jiā gěi qítā mínzú 。Zhōngguó rénmín jiāng jiānchí tóng shìjiègèguó rénmín yǒuhǎo xiāngchǔ ，jiānjué hànwèi Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng hé shìjiè fǎn fǎxīsī zhànzhēng shènglì chéngguǒ ，nǔlì wèi rénlèi zuò chū xīn de gèngdà de gòngxiàn 。
For peace, China will persist in walking the road of peaceful development. The Chinese people have always been keen on peace. Whichever stage of development China reaches, it will never become hegemonic, it will never engage in expansionism, it will never visit the horrible treatment that they once suffered themselves on any other people. The Chinese people will continue to maintain friendly dealings with each country around the world, will continue to safeguard the results of the victory in the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and work hard to a new and bigger contribution for humanity.
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前进道路上，全国各族人民要在中国共产党领导下，坚持以马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、"三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观为指导，沿着中国特色社会主义道路，按照“四个全面"战略布局，弘扬伟大的爱国主义精神，弘扬伟大的抗战精神，万众一心风雨无阻向着我们既定的目标继续奋勇前进！
qiánjìn lùshang ，quánguó gè zú rénmín yào zài Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng lǐngdǎo xià ，jiānchí yǐ Mǎkèsī Lièníng zhǔyì 、Máo Zédōng sīxiǎng 、Dèng Xiǎopíng lǐlùn 、"sān gè dàibiǎo ”zhòngyào sīxiǎng 、kēxué fāzhǎnguān wèi zhǐdǎo ，yánzhe Zhōngguó tèsè shèhuìzhǔyì dàolù ，ànzhào “sì gè quánmiàn "zhànlu:è bùjú ，hóngyáng wěidà de àiguózhǔyì jīngshén ，hóngyáng wěidà de kàngzhàn jīngshén ，wànzhòngyīxīn fēngyǔwúzǔ xiàng zhe wǒmen jìdìng de mùbiāo jìxù fènyǒng qiánjìn ！
On the road head, all the peoples of the nation, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China will persist in Marxist-Leninism, Mao Zedong thought, Deng Xiaoping’s theories, the important thought of the “Three Represents”, the Scientific Outlook on Development, continuing down the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, with the Four-pronged Comprehensive Strategy, upholding the spirit of the war of resistance, a people united, rain, hail or shine, continuing to advance dauntlessly towards our established objective.
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对呀，很多手机信息都会把整块时间破碎化，如果把这些琐事前置到一日之始，那真是浪费了。早起做最喜欢的事，贵在坚持，成全改变！
duìya ，hěn duō shǒujī xìnxī dōuhuì bǎ zhěng kuài shíjiān pòsuì huà ，rúguǒ bǎ zhèxiē suǒshì qián zhì dào yī rì zhī shǐ ，nà zhēn shì làngfèi le 。zǎoqǐ zuò zuì xǐhuan de shì ，guì zài jiānchí ，chéngquán gǎibiàn ！
Yeah, so much time is broken up by phone notifications. If we do all this tiny meaningless tasks in the morning, then that's really a waste of time. Doing something you love in the morning, that's something that's worth keeping up, that's something that's going to cause real change.
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这是哪儿的话啊，你呀就是时下的网络红人嘛！把兴趣发展成专业，了不起呀！贵在坚持！来来来，先加你微博。
zhè shì nǎr de huà ā ，nǐ ya jiùshì shíxià de wǎngluò hóngrén ma ！bǎ xìngqù fāzhǎn chéng zhuānyè ，liǎobuqǐ ya ！guì zài jiānchí ！lái lái lái ，xiān jiā nǐ wēibó 。
What are you saying. You're an internet star! Developing your interest into a profession is great! Your determination is worthy of respect! Come come, I'll follow you on Weibo.
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可不是嘛，不要拿别人的错误惩罚自己，谦逊不是无原则的退让而是有风度地坚持底线，宝贝你最棒了！
kěbushì ma ，bù yào ná biérén de cuòwù chéngfá zìjǐ ，qiānxùn bùshì wú yuánzé de tuìràng érshì yǒu fēngdù de jiānchí dǐxiàn ，bǎobèir nǐ zuìbàng le ！
That's right. Don't punish yourself for other people's mistakes. Modesty is not just yielding to others without any principle, but rather it is insisting on a base line. You're really the best, baby!
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所以要通过体育锻炼增加肌肉组织的合成、减缓肌肉衰减的过程。建议老年人坚持力所能及的体育锻炼，如游泳、快步走等。
suǒyǐ yào tōngguò tǐyù duànliàn zēngjiā jīròuzǔzhī de héchéng 、jiǎnhuǎn jīròu shuāijiǎn de guòchéng 。jiànyì lǎoniánrén jiānchí lìsuǒnéngjí de tǐyù duànliàn ，rú yóuyǒng 、kuàibù zǒu děng 。
Therefore, it is necessary to increase the synthesis of muscle tissue and slow down the process of muscle attenuation through physical exercise. It is recommended that the elderly adhere to the physical exercise that they can do, such as swimming and brisk walking.
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