kiên trì
Pronunciation
Northern
/kiən˧˧ ʨi̤˨˩/
Central
/kiəŋ˧˥ tʂi˧˧/
Southern
/kiəŋ˧˧ tʂi˨˩/
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persist
Verb
persist
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
persist Core Actions
To persevere is to keep trying steadily until a goal is achieved.
Parts
kiên / trì / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 堅持 …
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Parts
kiên / trì / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 堅持 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 堅持
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
堅持
Candidates by syllable
kiên
堅
trì
持（遲 / 池）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
kiên giang / kiên nhẫn / kiên cường / kiên định …
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Use
kiên giang / kiên nhẫn / kiên cường / kiên định …