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堅 (坚)

jiān

Definition

strong
solid
firm
unyielding
resolute

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

(onom.) clang; jingling of metals; to strike

stingy

bonito

Related words (35)

to believe firmly; without any doubt

ice; (fig.) frosty relationship

firm; resolute; determined

firm; solid; sturdy; strong; firmly; hard; stable

to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)

to hold fast to; to stick to

firm; steady; staunch; resolute

firm and substantial; solid

strong; robust; firm; staunch; strengthen

persevering

tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword)

to persist; to continue upholding; to persevere; to stick to sth; stubborn

to insist (on); to persist (in); persistence; (to) persevere; to stick (to); to adhere (to)

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

firm and upright; strong (of currency)

to consolidate and clarify

nut

firm and persistent; unswerving determination

strong; firm

hard; solid

to claim; to insist

robust and fine textured

firm; unswerving; loyal to the end

tough and durable; tough and tensile; tough; firm and tenacious; tenacious; dauntless; tenacity

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

jiān gù xìng

firmness

jiān dìng xìng

firmness; steadfastness

jiān zhèn lǐ

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

jiān bù kě cuī

invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable

jiān dìng bù yí

unswerving; unflinching

jiān rěn bù bá

fortitude

jiān chí xià qù

to press (on); to keep (at it); to persevere; to stick (to) (with something); to persist (onwards); to insist (on)

core; nucleus; backbone

chéng jiān cè féi

to live in luxury; (lit.) to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses

Idioms (14)

jiān bì qīng yě

to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader; scorched earth policy

jiān rú pán shí

solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure; rock-firm and unyielding

jiān qiáng bù qū

staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast

jiān chí bù xiè

to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to adhere (to something) unremittingly; to keep going until the end; to hold on consistently and persistently; unremitting

jiān chí bù yú

to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere

jiān kǔ zhuó jué

persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination

jiān zhēn bù qū

faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast

jiān zhēn bù yú

unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering

jiān rèn bù bá

firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding

lì jiǔ mí jiān

to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)

qíng bǐ jīn jiān

love is more solid than gold (idiom)

wú jiān bù cuī

no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle; nothing one can't do; to carry everything before one

qióng dāng yì jiān

poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined; the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back

zuān jiān yǎng gāo

(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

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