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堅

jiān

hard, strong, firm; resolute

Strokes
11
Radical
土
HSK
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Tone
1

Simplified form: 坚

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 坚, the simplified form of 堅. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我不够坚强。

    Wǒ bù gòu jiān qiáng

    I wasn't strong enough.

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  • 他们坚持让他走。

    Tā men jiān chí ràng tā zǒu

    They insist that he should go.

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  • 我坚信他会帮我的。

    Wǒ jiān xìn tā huì bāng wǒ de

    I don't doubt that he will help me.

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  • 坚持到底！

    Jiān chí dào dǐ

    Stiff upper lip!

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 坚

  • 坚持jiān chí 1–2 to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
  • 坚强jiān qiáng 1–2 staunch; strong
  • 坚决jiān jué 1–2 firm; resolute; determined
  • 坚固jiān gù 1–4 firm; firmly; hard; stable
  • 坚定jiān dìng 1–4 firm; steady; staunch; resolute
  • 坚实jiān shí 1–2 firm and substantial; solid
  • 坚硬jiān yìng 1–4 hard; solid
  • 坚韧jiān rèn 1–4 tough and durable; tenacious
  • 坚信jiān xìn 1–4 to believe firmly; without any doubt
  • 坚守jiān shǒu 1–3 to hold fast to; to stick to
  • 坚持不懈jiān chí bù xiè 1–2–4–4to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end