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坚持

to keep at; persist

坚持
jiānchí1st tone
Pinyin
jiānchí
Strokes
16
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 坚持

坚持 is written with 16 strokes (坚: 7, 持: 9). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

HSK 4. 要每天坚持.

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想改善口气,刮舌器比牙刷好用,但要每天坚持,效果也只是暂时的。

To improve your breath, a scraper works better than a toothbrush, but you have to keep at it daily, and the effect is temporary.

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