坚持

• 拼音: jiān chí
• 汉字拆解: 坚 = 又 (hand) + 土 (earth) — holding firm to the ground; 持 = 扌(hand) + 寺 (temple, phonetic) — to hold and maintain

含义

To persist; to insist on; to keep up with; to stick to something despite difficulty or opposition.

Implies determination and continuous effort over time. Can be used positively (坚持锻炼 — keep exercising consistently) or to indicate stubbornness (坚持自己的看法 — insist on one's own view). Often collocates with 下去 to emphasise continuation: 坚持下去 (keep going, persevere). Contrasts with 放弃 (give up).

例句

1. 学好中文需要坚持每天练习。
2. 他坚持认为自己的做法是对的。
3. 不管多难，她都坚持完成了任务。

用法指南

语境: study, work, sport, everyday

语气: determined

正确说法

• 你要坚持下去，不能放弃。(You must keep going — you can't give up.)
• 她坚持每天早起锻炼。(She persists in getting up early to exercise every day.)

错误说法

• 我坚持了一个苹果每天。(Don't use 坚持 with a noun object unless paired with a verb. Say 我坚持每天吃一个苹果 — 坚持 must be followed by a verb phrase, not just a noun.)

起源与历史

Compound of 坚 (firm, hard, solid) and 持 (to hold, to maintain). Together they mean 'to hold firmly' — to maintain a position or effort without giving way.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal