坚持
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
坚持 (jiānchí) · to keep on
坚持 (jiānchí) means “to keep on; to persist; to insist on”. It is written with 2 characters: 坚 (hard) + 持 (to hold). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 坚持 is built
The characters
坚 jiān · hard
What 坚 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
持 chí · to hold
What 持 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 寺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他每天坚持跑步。Tā měi tiān jiānchí pǎobù.He keeps up running every day.
你能坚持下去吗？Nǐ néng jiānchí xiàqù ma?Can you keep going?
Questions about 坚持
What does 坚持 mean?
坚持 (jiānchí) means “to keep on; to persist; to insist on”.
How do you pronounce 坚持?
坚持 is pronounced jiānchí.
Which HSK level is 坚持?
坚持 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 坚决jiānjuéfirm
- 坚强jiānqiángstrong
- 坚固jiāngùsolid
- 坚定jiāndìngfirm
- 坚韧jiānrèntough
- 坚实jiānshísolid
- 坚硬jiānyìnghard
- 保持bǎochíto keep
- 持续chíxùto continue
- 支持zhīchíto support
Learn 坚持 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.