堅持不懈

简 坚持不懈 · 繁 堅持不懈
Mandarin · pinyin jiān chí bù xiè

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
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堅
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持
chí · sustain, support; hold, grasp
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
懈
xiè · idle, relaxed, remiss
坚
jiān · hard, strong, firm; resolute
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1–2–4–4 · jian1 chi2 bu4 xie4

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gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6

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  1. (idiomatic) to persevere; to keep going until the end

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Exact source record堅持不懈 坚持不懈 [jian1 chi2 bu4 xie4] /(idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end/