chí zhī yǐ héng

Traditional: 持之以恆

HSK 7–9

持之以恒 (chí zhī yǐ héng) is a Chinese word meaning “to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere”.

Meanings

  1. 1to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

Characters in 持之以恒

持chí · to hold之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])以yǐ · to use恒héng · permanent

Related words

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