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坚守

jiān shǒu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 堅守

坚守 (jiān shǒu) means "to hold fast to; to stick to". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 坚守 means

1. to hold fast to
2. to stick to

The characters in 坚守

• 坚jiānstrong; solid; firm
• 守shǒuto guard; to defend; to keep watch

Sounds the same

Read jiān shǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 监守to have custody of

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