Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 坚

strong
solid
firm
unyielding
resolute

core
nucleus
backbone

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

firm; resolute; determined

hard
solid

to persevere with
to persist in
to insist on

tough and durable
tenacious

robust and fine textured

to assault a fortified position
(fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of one's mission

strong
firm

Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms

first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

firm and upright
strong (of currency)

firm
steady
staunch
resolute

persevering
tenacious

Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦 ( Qián Qín), reigning from 357-385

to believe firmly
without any doubt

to consolidate and clarify

firm and substantial
solid

to claim
to insist

tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword)

firm
unswerving
loyal to the end

ice
(fig.) frosty relationship

staunch
strong

to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)

nut

firm and persistent
unswerving determination

firm
firmly
hard
stable

to hold fast to
to stick to

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

jiāndìngxìng

firmness
steadfastness

America

Huáng Tíngjiān

Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

firmness

jiānqiángbùqū

staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast

wújiānbùcuī

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

jiānzhēnbùyú

unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering

jiānrènbùbá

firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding

jiānrěnbùbá

fortitude

jiānzhēnbùqū

faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast

jiānbùkěcuī

invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable

jiānchíbùxiè

to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end

chéngjiāncèféi

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

jiānruòpánshí

rock-solid

zuānjiānyǎnggāo

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

jiānkǔzhuójué

persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination

lìjiǔmíjiān

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

jiānchíxiàqù

to press on

qíngbǐjīnjiān

love is more solid than gold (idiom)

jiāndìngbùyí

unswerving
unflinching

jiānrúpánshí

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

Jiānníxìshù

see 基尼係數／基尼系数 ( Jīníxìshù)

gōngjiānkènán

to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges

jiānchíbùyú

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

Aòzhōujiānguǒ

macadamia nut

jiānbìqīngyě

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

qióngdāngyìjiān

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

Měilìjiān Zhìshì

美利坚治世

[美利堅治世]

Pax Americana

Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó

美利坚合众国

[美利堅合眾國]

United States of America