How do you pronounce 坚持?

坚持 is pronounced jiānchí.

How many strokes does 坚持 have?

坚持 is written with 16 strokes in total: 坚 (7 strokes), 持 (9 strokes).

Chinese Vocabulary

坚持

to 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

但他还是坚持到了上台那天 = he went through with it anyway.

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