坚持

堅持

jiānchí

verbHSK 3

to persist; insist

Character Breakdown

坚

jiān

hard, firm

Radical: 土Strokes: 7
丨rod
又folding stool
土soil
持

chí

hold, maintain

Radical: 扌Strokes: 9
扌finger
寺Buddhist temple

Example Sentences

他坚持每天跑步。

Tā jiānchí měitiān pǎobù.

He insists on running every day.

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