坚持 jiān chí
“to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on”
verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 堅持
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
坚持 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 697: 坚持 jiānchí — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 97
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用法How to use 坚持
坚持 means to keep doing something even when it is difficult, or to insist on an idea or opinion. It is a verb and often takes an action phrase (坚持锻炼) or a noun like 想法/意见. Common patterns are 坚持 + verb phrase, 坚持下去, and 坚持自己的 + noun.
例句Example sentences
- 我每天坚持跑步。wǒ měi tiān jiān chí pǎo bù.I keep running every day.
- 学习中文不容易，但是我会坚持下去。xué xí zhōng wén bù róng yì, dàn shì wǒ huì jiān chí xià qù.Learning Chinese is not easy, but I will keep at it.
- 他坚持自己的想法。tā jiān chí zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ.He insists on his own ideas.