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坚持 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say jiānchí slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
坚持意味着在困难面前不放弃。例如，你学习新单词时遇到困难，但如果你坚持下去，最终会成功。
jiānchí yìng miàn zěn me rèn de zài gù nán miàn fāng bù xiè qì. rú kě, nǐ xuéxí xīn dānɡcí shí jiǎo duì wén línɡ, dàn ruò nǐ jiānchí qù xià, zūnzhòng huì chénggōnɡ.
Persist means not giving up in the face of difficulties. For example, when you encounter difficulties learning new words, if you persist, you will eventually succeed.
Context note
坚持常用于描述人们在面对挑战时的态度和行为。比如，运动员坚持训练、科学家坚持实验等。
jiānchí cháng yòng yú miáo huì rén men zài miàn duì zhándǎo shí de dù tǐ hé hángwei. bǐ rú, yùndònɡyuán jiānchí liàxínɡ、kē xuéjiā jiānchí shíyàn děng.
Persist is often used to describe people's attitudes and behaviors when facing challenges. For example, athletes persist in training, scientists persist in experiments.
5 examples
我每天坚持跑步。
wǒ měi tiān jiān chí pǎo bù。
I run every day.
他坚持学习中文。
tā jiān chí xué xí zhōng wén。
He persists in learning Chinese.
妈妈每天坚持做家务。
mā ma měi tiān jiān chí zuò jiā wù。
Mom does housework every day.
我们坚持早起锻炼身体。
wǒ men jiān chí zǎo qǐ duàn liàn shēn tǐ。
We persist in getting up early to exercise.
他坚持每天写日记。
tā jiān chí měi tiān xiě rì jì。
He persists in writing a diary every day.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上跑步，坚持了三个月。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng pǎo bù， jiān chí le sān gè yuè。
Xiaoming runs every morning and has persisted for three months.
妈妈每天都做家务，坚持了很多年。
mā ma měi tiān dōu zuò jiā wù， jiān chí le hěn duō nián。
Mom does housework every day and has persisted for many years.
小红每天写日记，坚持了两年。
xiǎo hóng měi tiān xiě rì jì， jiān chí le liǎng nián。
Xiaohong writes a diary every day and has persisted for two years.
爸爸每天早上读书，坚持了很多年。
bà ba měi tiān zǎo shàng dú shū， jiān chí le hěn duō nián。
Dad reads books every morning and has persisted for many years.
姐姐每天都练习钢琴，坚持了五年。
jiě jie měi tiān dōu liàn xí gāng qín， jiān chí le wǔ nián。
The older sister practices the piano every day and has persisted for five years.