Chinese word dictionary

持之以恒

chízhī-yǐhéng · to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

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Word information

Simplified持之以恒

Traditional持之以恆

Pinyinchízhī-yǐhéng

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

持chí

to hold, to support, to sustain

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

以yǐ

according to; so as to; because of; then

恒héng

constant, persistent, regular

How to learn 持之以恒

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可以kěyǐ

can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

所以suǒyǐ

therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

坚持jiānchí

to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on

以后yǐhòu

after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

以前yǐqián

before; formerly; previous; ago