# 持之以恒 (chízhīyǐhéng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 持之以恒 (chízhīyǐhéng) means “to persevere; to pursue unremittingly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to persevere; to pursue unremittingly
- Pinyin: chízhīyǐhéng (chi2 zhi1 yi3 heng2)
- Traditional: 持之以恆
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 学习外语需要持之以恒的努力。
  Xuéxí wàiyǔ xūyào chízhīyǐhéng de nǔlì.
  Learning a language requires perseverance.

## Characters

- [持](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-hold/) (chí): to hold; to maintain
- [之](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-possessive-marker/) (zhī): (particle) possessive marker; him, her, it
- [以](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-with-by-means/) (yǐ): (prep.) with, by means of; in order to
- 恒 (héng): permanent; constant

https://hanziro.com/word/chi-zhi-yi-heng-persevere/

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