坚持不懈jiān chí bù xiè(idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end

1. 1.

   (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the endidiom

Figurative meaning

To persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end.

• 坚firm
• 持to persevere
• 不(bound form) not; un-
• 懈lax

No attested origin story

坚持不懈 can describe a person, or come before 地 and a verb, as in 坚持不懈地练习.

1. HSK 4

   他坚持不懈地练习中文，终于成功了。

   Tā jiān chí bù xiè de liànxí Zhōngwén, zhōngyú chénggōng le.

   He practiced Chinese without letting up and finally succeeded.

2. HSK 5

   只要坚持不懈，你一定能实现这个目标。

   Zhǐyào jiān chí bù xiè, nǐ yídìng néng shíxiàn zhège mùbiāo.

   As long as you persevere, you will surely reach this goal.

3. HSK 4

   学习要坚持不懈，不能放弃。

   Xuéxí yào jiān chí bù xiè, bù néng fàngqì.

   In studying you have to keep going until the end and not give up.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你的中文怎么这么好？

   Nǐ de Zhōngwén zěnme zhème hǎo?

   How is your Chinese so good?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我每天都练习。

   Wǒ měi tiān dōu liànxí.

   I practice every day.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   练习了多长时间？

   Liànxí le duō cháng shíjiān?

   How long have you been practicing?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   三年了，我一直坚持不懈。

   Sān nián le, wǒ yìzhí jiān chí bù xiè.

   Three years. I've kept at it the whole time.

1. 1.What does 坚持不懈 mean?

   ATo persevere unremittinglyBHard to come byCIts reputation is well deserved
2. 2.Which sentence uses 坚持不懈 correctly?

   A他坚持不懈地练习中文。B这杯茶很坚持不懈。C我坚持不懈了一个苹果。
3. 3.Which word fits best? 学习要____，不能放弃。 (In studying you have to keep going and not give up.)

   A坚持不懈B名不虚传C来之不易

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