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Usage of the character 堅

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