| 1 | 坚持 | 堅持 | jiān chí | jian1 chi2 | to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on | | |
| 2 | 坚决 | 堅決 | jiān jué | jian1 jue2 | firm; resolute; determined | | |
| 3 | 坚定 | 堅定 | jiān dìng | jian1 ding4 | firm; steady; staunch; resolute | | |
| 4 | 坚强 | 堅強 | jiān qiáng | jian1 qiang2 | staunch; strong | | |
| 5 | 坚硬 | 堅硬 | jiān yìng | jian1 ying4 | hard; solid | | |
| 6 | 坚实 | 堅實 | jiān shí | jian1 shi2 | firm and substantial; solid | | |
| 7 | 坚固 | 堅固 | jiān gù | jian1 gu4 | firm; firmly; hard; stable | | |
| 8 | 坚守 | 堅守 | jiān shǒu | jian1 shou3 | to hold fast to; to stick to | | |
| 9 | 坚定不移 | 堅定不移 | jiān dìng bù yí | jian1 ding4 bu4 yi2 | unswerving; unflinching | | |
| 10 | 坚 | 堅 | jiān | jian1 | strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute | | |
| 11 | 坚信 | 堅信 | jiān xìn | jian1 xin4 | to believe firmly; without any doubt | | |
| 12 | 坚韧 | 堅韌 | jiān rèn | jian1 ren4 | tough and durable; tenacious | | |
| 13 | 攻坚 | 攻堅 | gōng jiān | gong1 jian1 | to assault a fortified position; (fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of one's mission | | |
| 14 | 攻坚克难 | 攻堅克難 | gōng jiān kè nán | gong1 jian1 ke4 nan2 | to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges | | |
| 15 | 坚戈 | 堅戈 | jiān gē | jian1 ge1 | tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword) | | |
| 16 | 坚定性 | 堅定性 | jiān dìng xìng | jian1 ding4 xing4 | firmness; steadfastness | | |
| 17 | 坚冰 | 堅冰 | jiān bīng | jian1 bing1 | ice; (fig.) frosty relationship | | |
| 18 | 坚持不懈 | 堅持不懈 | jiān chí bù xiè | jian1 chi2 bu4 xie4 | to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end | | |
| 19 | 坚壁清野 | 堅壁清野 | jiān bì qīng yě | jian1 bi4 qing1 ye3 | to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader; scorched earth policy | | |
| 20 | 坚壁 | 堅壁 | jiān bì | jian1 bi4 | to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy) | | |
| 21 | 黄庭坚 | 黃庭堅 | huáng tíng jiān | Huang2 Ting2 jian1 | Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher | | |
| 22 | 脆而不坚 | 脆而不堅 | cuì ér bù jiān | cui4 er2 bu4 jian1 | brittle and without solidity (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 摧坚折锐 | 摧堅折銳 | cuī jiān zhé ruì | cui1 jian1 zhe2 rui4 | to smash the enemy's stronghold and defeat his crack troops (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 钻坚仰高 | 鑽堅仰高 | zuān jiān yǎng gāo | zuan1 jian1 yang3 gao1 | lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects); fig. to delve deeply into one's studies; meticulous and diligent study | | |
| 25 | 乘坚策肥 | 乘堅策肥 | chéng jiān cè féi | cheng2 jian1 ce4 fei2 | to live in luxury; lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses | | |