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持之以恆

简持之以恒 · 繁持之以恆

Mandarin · pinyin chí zhī yǐ héng

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

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持: chí · sustain, support; hold, grasp
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
恆: Look up this written character
恒: héng · constant, regular, persistent

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2–1–3–2 · chi2 zhi1 yi3 heng2

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ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4

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(idiomatic) to persevere

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