Chinese Word: 坚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

坚 (Trad.: 堅)HSK 4

Pinyin: jiān

English Definition: strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute

Chinese Definition:
①牢固，结实，硬：坚固。坚实。坚如磐石。
②不动摇，不改变：坚决。坚信。
③牢固、结实的东西或阵地：中坚。攻坚。披坚执锐。
④姓氏。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 土

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth

Similar Characters: 竖

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坚持	jiān chí	to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on	HSK 4
坚决	jiān jué	firm; resolute; determined	HSK 5
坚定	jiān dìng	firm; steady; staunch; resolute	HSK 6
坚强	jiān qiáng	staunch; strong	HSK 5
坚实	jiān shí	firm and substantial; solid	HSK 6

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1		zhè 这 piàn 片 pàn 板 hěn 很 jiān yìng 坚硬。 This board is very hard.
2		tā 他 jiān chí 坚持 měi tiān 每天 duàn liàn 锻炼 shēn tǐ 身体。 He insists on exercising every day.
3		xué xí 学习 wài yǔ 外语 xū yào 需要 jiān chí bú xiè 坚持不懈。 Learning a foreign language requires perseverance.
4		tā 他 jiān jué 坚决 fǎn duì 反对 zhè xiàng 这项 tí yì 提议。 He strongly opposes this proposal.
5		tā 他 shí fēn 十分 jiān jué 坚决 de 地 jiè yān 戒烟 le 了。 He quit smoking firmly.

1		zhè 这 piàn 片 pàn 板 hěn 很 jiān yìng 坚硬。 This board is very hard.
2		tā 他 jiān chí 坚持 měi tiān 每天 duàn liàn 锻炼 shēn tǐ 身体。 He insists on exercising every day.
3		xué xí 学习 wài yǔ 外语 xū yào 需要 jiān chí bú xiè 坚持不懈。 Learning a foreign language requires perseverance.
4		tā 他 jiān jué 坚决 fǎn duì 反对 zhè xiàng 这项 tí yì 提议。 He strongly opposes this proposal.
5		tā 他 shí fēn 十分 jiān jué 坚决 de 地 jiè yān 戒烟 le 了。 He quit smoking firmly.