持 之 以 恒

chízhī-yǐhéng

Meaning

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

Example

我对汤姆要持之以恒地学习法语口语这件事很怀疑。

I doubt that Tom will ever learn how to speak French properly.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

chíHSK 39 strokesto hold zhīHSK 43 strokes(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])yǐHSK 24 strokesabbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]héngHSK 7-99 strokespermanent

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