坚

jiān

Definitions

1. strong
2. solid
3. firm
4. unyielding
5. resolute

Example Sentences

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坚 持。

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Words Containing 坚

• 坚韧不拔 jiān rèn bù bá: firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
• 坚振礼 jiān zhèn lǐ: confirmation (Christian ceremony)
• 坚定性 jiān dìng xìng: firmness
• 美利坚治世 měi lì jiān zhì shì: Pax Americana
• 攻坚克难 gōng jiān kè nán: to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges
• 坚信礼 jiān xìn lǐ: confirmation (Christian ceremony)
• 孙坚 sūn jiān: Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
• 攻坚 gōng jiān: to assault a fortified position
• 坚称 jiān chēng: to claim
• 坚牢 jiān láo: strong
• 坚苦卓绝 jiān kǔ zhuó jué: persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
• 坚硬 jiān yìng: hard
• 坚定不移 jiān dìng bù yí: unswerving
• 澳洲坚果 ào zhōu jiān guǒ: macadamia nut
• 坚持不渝 jiān chí bù yú: to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
• 坚壁清野 jiān bì qīng yě: to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
• 比坚尼 bǐ jiān ní: see 比基尼[bǐ jī ní]
• 坚固 jiān gù: firm
• 乘坚策肥 chéng jiān cè féi: to live in luxury
• 钻坚仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo: lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)
• 坚持 jiān chí: to persevere with
• 坚致 jiān zhì: robust and fine textured
• 坚壁 jiān bì: to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)
• 坚定 jiān dìng: firm
• 坚贞 jiān zhēn: firm
• 坚忍不拔 jiān rěn bù bá: fortitude
• 杨坚 yáng jiān: first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
• 坚果 jiān guǒ: nut
• 坚强 jiān qiáng: staunch
• 无坚不摧 wú jiān bù cuī: nothing one can't do
• 坚持下去 jiān chí xià qù: to press on
• 历久弥坚 lì jiǔ mí jiān: to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
• 坚不可摧 jiān bù kě cuī: invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
• 坚决 jiān jué: firm; resolute; determined
• 坚实 jiān shí: firm and substantial
• 坚若磐石 jiān ruò pán shí: rock-solid
• 坚振 jiān zhèn: confirmation (Christian ceremony)
• 坚贞不渝 jiān zhēn bù yú: unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering
• 苻坚 fú jiān: Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦[qián qín], reigning from 357-385
• 美利坚合众国 měi lì jiān hé zhòng guó: United States of America
• 坚强不屈 jiān qiáng bù qū: staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
• 坚尼系数 jiān ní xì shù: see 基尼係數|基尼系数[jī ní xì shù]
• 坚戈 jiān gē: tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword)
• 坚固性 jiān gù xìng: firmness
• 坚冰 jiān bīng: ice
• 美利坚 měi lì jiān: America
• 坚毅 jiān yì: firm and persistent
• 坚如磐石 jiān rú pán shí: solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
• 坚执 jiān zhí: to persist
• 中坚 zhōng jiān: core
• 坚韧 jiān rèn: tough and durable
• 坚忍 jiān rěn: persevering
• 坚贞不屈 jiān zhēn bù qū: faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
• 黄庭坚 huáng tíng jiān: Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher
• 穷当益坚 qióng dāng yì jiān: poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined
• 坚挺 jiān tǐng: firm and upright
• 坚守 jiān shǒu: to stick to
• 坚信 jiān xìn: to believe firmly
• 坚明 jiān míng: to consolidate and clarify
• 坚持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè: to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end