Sentence #6047434 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 持续 is built
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持chíto hold
扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
寺court · sìSound part
扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 寺 (sì) hints at the sound. Compare it with chí.
续xùto continue
纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
卖to sell · màiSound part
纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 卖 (mài) hints at the sound. Compare it with xù.
How to write 持续
持 9 strokes · 续 11 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 持续 (chíxù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
持续 (chíxù) means “to continue” or “to persist”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it chíxù: chí with a 2nd tone, then xù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 持续 is written 持續. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chixu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 持续 from the suggestions. Typing chixu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
持续 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
持chí2nd tone, rising
续xù4th tone, falling
