# 持久 (chíjiǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 持久 (chíjiǔ) means “lasting; enduring”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: lasting; enduring
- Pinyin: chíjiǔ (chi2 jiu3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我们希望保持持久的友谊。
  Wǒmen xīwàng bǎochí chíjiǔ de yǒuyì.
  We hope to maintain a lasting friendship.

## Characters

- [持](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-hold/) (chí): to hold; to maintain
- [久](https://hanziro.com/word/jiu-long-time/) (jiǔ): a long time

https://hanziro.com/word/chi-jiu-lasting/

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