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坚持不懈

jiān chí bù xièdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to persevere unremittingly / to keep going until the end
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f38e1293aa28df48. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

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

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Other forms in these source records: 堅持不懈

  • 坚
    jiān

    strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute

  • 持
    chí

    to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 懈
    xiè

    lax / negligent

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.