How to say “continue” in Chinese
continue, last
“Continue” in Chinese is 持续, chí xù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
持续 is read chí xù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
On the left, 纟 “thread”: drawing the thread on. On the right, 卖 — as in 读 dú.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “持续”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 持续. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 大雨持续了三天dàyǔchíxùlesāntiānThe heavy rain went on for three days.
- 这种天气会持续一个星期zhèzhǒngtiānqìhuìchíxùyígexīngqīThis weather will last a week.
- 据监测，近年来这个地区的气温持续上升。jùjiāncè,jìnniánláizhègedìqūdeqìwēnchíxùshàngshēngAccording to monitoring data, temperatures in this area have been rising steadily in recent years.
- 双方的对抗已经持续了多年。shuāngfāngdeduìkàngyǐjīngchíxùleduōniánThe confrontation between the two sides has lasted for years.
- 战斗持续了三天三夜zhàndòuchíxùlesāntiānsānyèThe battle lasted three days and three nights.
More words from the lesson “Long-term and short-term”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “continue” in Chinese?
“Continue” in Chinese is 持续, pinyin chíxù.
What does 持续 mean?
持续 (chíxù) means “continue, last”.
How do you write 持续?
持续 is 2 characters: 持 (chí) — hold; 续 (xù) — continue. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 持续?
持续 is read chíxù. Tones: chí — second tone, xù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“continue” in the lesson “Long-term and short-term”
This word is from the topic “Time: when and how long” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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