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坚持

Definition

(noun) Continued effort despite difficulties

Examples

他在研究中的坚持导致了开创性的发现。
His persistence in pursuing research led to groundbreaking discoveries.
  • 你再坚持一下,公交马上到。

    Hold on a bit longer, the bus is almost here.

  • 她靠着每天跑五公里的坚持,瘦了八斤。

    By sticking with a five-kilometer run every day, she lost four kilos.

  • 到了凌晨两点,他还在坚持写那份方案。

    At 2 a.m., he was still at the desk working on that proposal.

  • 这次面试没过,不过我会继续坚持。

    I didn't get the job this time, but I'm going to keep at it.

Related words

Other Chinese words at this level include 刻薄的, 开放的, 需要关注的, 提供, and 同情. Tap any word to see its definition, examples, and audio.

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