持之以恆

持之以恒
chízhīyǐhéng
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 持 chí
  1. to hold
  2. to grasp
  3. to support
  4. to maintain
  5. to persevere
  6. to manage
  7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. to control
2 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
=3 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=3 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=3 以 yǐ
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
4 恆 héng
  1. permanent
  2. constant
  3. fixed
  4. usual
  5. ordinary
  6. rule (old)
  7. one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷟)