坚持 jiānchí, [堅持], to persevere with/to persist in/to insist on 坚强 jiānqiáng, [堅強], staunch/strong 坚信 jiānxìn, [堅信], to believe firmly/without any doubt 坚定 jiāndìng, [堅定], firm/steady/staunch/resolute 坚决 jiānjué, [堅決], firm/resolute/determined 坚果 jiānguǒ, [堅果], nut 坚 jiān, [堅], strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute 坚守 jiānshǒu, [堅守], to hold fast to/to stick to 坚固 jiāngù, [堅固], firm/firmly/hard/stable 坚硬 jiānyìng, [堅硬], hard/solid 坚实 jiānshí, [堅實], firm and substantial/solid 坚持不懈 jiānchíbùxiè, [堅持不懈], to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end 坚韧 jiānrèn, [堅韌], tough and durable/tenacious 坚不可摧 jiānbùkěcuī, [堅不可摧], invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable 坚挺 jiāntǐng, [堅挺], firm and upright/strong (of currency) 美利坚 Měilìjiān, [美利堅], America 坚定不移 jiāndìngbùyí, [堅定不移], unswerving/unflinching 坚称 jiānchēng, [堅稱], to claim/to insist 坚毅 jiānyì, [堅毅], firm and persistent/unswerving determination 中坚 zhōngjiān, [中堅], core/nucleus/backbone 坚忍 jiānrěn, [堅忍], persevering 无坚不摧 wújiānbùcuī, [無堅不摧], no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle/nothing one... 坚韧不拔 jiānrènbùbá, [堅韌不拔], firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding 攻坚 gōngjiān, [攻堅], to assault a fortified position/(fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particu... 坚冰 jiānbīng, [堅冰], ice/(fig.) frosty relationship 坚贞 jiānzhēn, [堅貞], firm/unswerving/loyal to the end 坚强不屈 jiānqiángbùqū, [堅強不屈], staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast 坚忍不拔 jiānrěnbùbá, [堅忍不拔], fortitude 坚定性 jiāndìngxìng, [堅定性], firmness/steadfastness 坚振 jiānzhèn, [堅振], confirmation (Christian ceremony) 坚贞不渝 jiānzhēnbùyú, [堅貞不渝], unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering 乘坚策肥 chéngjiāncèféi, [乘堅策肥], to live in luxury/lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses 历久弥坚 lìjiǔmíjiān, [歷久彌堅], to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom) 坚信礼 jiānxìnlǐ, [堅信禮], confirmation (Christian ceremony) 坚固性 jiāngùxìng, [堅固性], firmness 坚壁 jiānbì, [堅壁], to cache/to hide supplies (from the enemy) 坚壁清野 jiānbìqīngyě, [堅壁清野], to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invade... 坚如磐石 jiānrúpánshí, [堅如磐石], solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure/rock-firm and unyielding 坚尼系数 Jiānníxìshù, [堅尼係數], see 基尼係數|基尼系数[Jī ní xì shù] 坚戈 jiāngē, [堅戈], tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword) 坚执 jiānzhí, [堅執], to persist/to continue upholding/to persevere/to stick to sth/stubborn 坚持下去 jiānchíxiàqù, [堅持下去], to press on 坚持不渝 jiānchíbùyú, [堅持不渝], to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere 坚振礼 jiānzhènlǐ, [堅振禮], confirmation (Christian ceremony) 坚明 jiānmíng, [堅明], to consolidate and clarify 坚牢 jiānláo, [堅牢], strong/firm 坚致 jiānzhì, [堅緻], robust and fine textured 坚苦卓绝 jiānkǔzhuójué, [堅苦卓絕], persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination 坚贞不屈 jiānzhēnbùqū, [堅貞不屈], faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast 孙坚 SūnJiān, [孫堅], Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the sout... 情比金坚 qíngbǐjīnjiān, [情比金堅], love is more solid than gold (idiom) 攻坚克难 gōngjiānkènán, [攻堅克難], to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges 杨坚 YángJiān, [楊堅], first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604 比坚尼 bǐjiānní, [比堅尼], see 比基尼[bǐ jī ní] 澳洲坚果 Àozhōujiānguǒ, [澳洲堅果], macadamia nut 穷当益坚 qióngdāngyìjiān, [窮當益堅], poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined/the worse one's position... 美利坚合众国 MěilìjiānHézhòngguó, [美利堅合眾國], United States of America 美利坚治世 MěilìjiānZhìshì, [美利堅治世], Pax Americana 苻坚 FúJiān, [苻堅], Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦[Qián Qín], reigning from 357-385 钻坚仰高 zuānjiānyǎnggāo, [鑽堅仰高], lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (f... 隋文帝杨坚 SuíWéndìYángjiān, [隋文帝楊堅], first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604 黄庭坚 HuángTíngjiān, [黃庭堅], Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher