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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 持久

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
持久 chí jiǔ - lasting
- enduring
- persistent
- permanent
- protracted
- endurance
- persistence
- to last long

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 10,344 7,535 6,580

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
持 chí- to hold
- to grasp
- to support
- to maintain
- to persevere
- to manage
- to run (i.e. administer)
- to control
久 jiǔ- (of a period of time) long

Other Words Containing 持久

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
持久 6 8 10,344 7,535 6,580
持久战 - - 29,887 34,289 33,474
旷日持久 - - 56,324 43,273 64,763