firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
trad. 堅韌不拔
Also written 堅韌不拔【jiān rèn bù bá】
Characters in this word
4坚
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strong, solid, firm, unyielding, resolute
- Pinyin
- jiān
- Traditional
- 堅
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 40423 of 2500
韧
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variant of 韌|韧[ren4]
- Pinyin
- rèn
- Traditional
- 靭
- Strokes
- 7
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
拔
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to pull up, to pull out, to draw out by suction, to select, to pick, to stand out (above level), to surpass, to seize
- Pinyin
- bá
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 10721 of 2500