Chinese symbol for “persist”
持续
chí xù
Traditional: 持續
to continue; to last; to persist
The closest CC-CEDICT match for persist is 持续 (chí xù), defined as: to continue; to last; to persist.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “persist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再接再厉 (再接再厲) | zài jiē zài lì | to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts |
| 坚执 (堅執) | jiān zhí | to persist; to continue upholding |
| 复现 (復現) | fù xiàn | to reappear; to persist (in memory) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 持续.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support |
| 坚持 (堅持) | jiān chí | to persevere with; to persist in |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain |
| 维持 (維持) | wéi chí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of; to manage or direct |
| 继续 (繼續) | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 连续 (連續) | lián xù | continuous; in a row |
| 陆续 (陸續) | lù xù | in turn; successively |
See also: Japanese symbol for “persist”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.