English–Chinese

“perseverance” in Chinese

Chinese

Also韧性 (rèn xìng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinyì lì

Example

学中文需要毅力和每天的练习。xué zhōng wén xū yào yì lì hé měi tiān de liàn xí

Learning Chinese requires perseverance and daily practice.

Illustration for 毅力 (perseverance)

How to say “perseverance” in Chinese

“Perseverance” in Chinese is 毅力 (yì lì).

A steady inner force that keeps effort going when progress is difficult.

Full entry for 毅力: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 毅力

写博士论文需要很大的毅力。xiě bó shì lùn wén xū yào hěn dà de yì lì

Writing a doctoral dissertation requires great perseverance.

Tips for using 毅力

  • In everyday Chinese, 有毅力 (yǒu yìlì, "have perseverance") commonly describes a person, while 没有毅力 (méiyǒu yìlì, "lack perseverance") describes difficulty staying with a task.

Other Chinese words for “perseverance”

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韧性

rèn xìng

nounperseverance

韧性让他在困难时坚持下去。rèn xìng ràng tā zài kùn nán shí jiān chí xià qù

Perseverance helps him keep going when things are difficult.

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