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Jyutping gin1
Pinyin jiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. strong
  2. solid
  3. firm
  4. unyielding
  5. resolute
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) (of information) 1. genuine; 2. true
  2. strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute/fortification/hard/real/true/geniune/not fake/powerful
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    勁​;​非常
    really; extremely; very
    • 佢半個月都冇就買咗部菲林機同兩個鏡頭,堅有米囉。
      佢半个月都冇就买咗部菲林机同两个镜头,坚有米啰。
      keoi5 bun3 go3 jyut6 dou1 mou5 zau6 maai5 zo2 bou6 fei1 lam2 gei1 tung4 loeng5 go3 geng3 tau4, gin1 jau5 mai5 lo1.
      He's way loaded. He bought a film camera and two lenses in like two weeks' time.
    • 我堅鍾意《粵典》。
      我坚钟意《粤典》。
      ngo5 gin1 zung1 ji3 jyut6 din2.
      I really like words.hk.
  2. 形容詞
    真​;​同事​實​相符
    real; genuine; in line with reality
    • 堅料
      坚料
      gin1 liu2
      real facts
    • 堅過石堅
      坚过石坚
      gin1 gwo3 sek6 gin1
      cannot be more true
    • 單料係咪堅㗎?唔好坤我喎!
      单料系咪坚㗎?唔好坤我㖞!
      daan1 liu2 hai6 mai6 gin1 gaa3? m4 hou2 kwan1 ngo5 wo3!
      Is this info the real thing? Don't be playing no tricks now!
  3. 反義詞
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    strong; firm
  2. character
    72nd tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "hardness" (𝍍)
  3. character, Cantonese
    really; very
  4. character
    hard
  5. character
    resolute
  6. character, Cantonese
    real; genuine
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. hard, strong, firm
  2. resolute
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    LEG
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    SEG
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级汉字表 #93
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #177
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    生活很困难,但我更坚强。
    生活很困難,但我更堅強。
    shēng huó hěn kùn nan , dàn wǒ gèng jiān qiáng 。
    • Life is hard, but I am harder.
  2. Mandarin
    有了坚定的目标,你会做得很好。
    有了堅定的目標,你會做得很好。
    yǒu le jiān dìng de mù biāo , nǐ huì zuò de hěn hǎo 。
    • With a firm goal in mind, you will do well.
  3. Mandarin
    他们坚持让他走。
    他們堅持讓他走。
    tā men jiān chí ràng tā zǒu 。
    • They insist that he should go.
  4. Mandarin
    我爸爸坚持要我去那地方看看。
    我爸爸堅持要我去那地方看看。
    wǒ bà ba jiān chí yào wǒ qù nà dì fāng kàn kan 。
    • My father insisted that I should go to see the place.
  5. Mandarin
    她坚持认为那是我的错。
    她堅持認為那是我的錯。
    tā jiān chí rèn wéi nà shi wǒ de cuò 。
    • She insisted that it was my fault.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋坚持叫佢扯。
    佢哋堅持叫佢扯。
    keoi5 dei2 gin1 ci4 giu3 keoi5 ce2 。
    • They insist that he should go.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    坚硬
    堅硬
    gin1 ngaang6
    • solid; hard
  2. Cantonese
    坚实
    堅實
    gin1 sat6
    • solid and substantial
  3. Cantonese
    中坚分子
    中堅分子
    zung1 gin1 fan6 zi2
    • backbone elements
  4. Cantonese
    合桃嘅外壳好坚硬。
    合桃嘅外殼好堅硬。
    hap6 tou4 ge3 ngoi6 hok3 hou2 gin1 ngaang6.
    • Shells of walnuts are very strong.
  5. Cantonese
    果日我胆粗粗走咗去玩跳楼机,其实真系坚好玩。
    果日我膽粗粗走咗去玩跳樓機,其實真係堅好玩。
    • I put away my fear and tried Turbo Drop that day. It's really fun!
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    中坚分子 backbone elements
    中堅分子 backbone elements
    yue:中堅分子 backbone elements
  2. Cantonese
    坚固
    堅固
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    成功贵在坚持。
    成功貴在堅持。
    chéng gōng guì zài jiān chí .
    • Perseverance is vital to success.
  2. Mandarin
    凡童少鉴浅而志盛,长艾识坚而气衰。
    凡童少鑑淺而志盛,長艾識堅而氣衰。
    fán tóng shào jiàn qiǎn ér zhì shèng , chán gài shí jiān ér qì shuāi .
    • Ordinarily, the youths are shallow-minded yet strong-willed; the elderly are firm in wisdom and dwindling in spirit.
  3. Mandarin
    成功贵在坚持
    成功貴在堅持
    chéng gōng guì zài jiān chí
    • Perseverance is vital to success.
  4. Mandarin
    坚鞕之地,若为安寝
    堅鞕之地,若為安寢
    jiān yìng zhī dì , ruò wèi ān qǐn
    • on this firm and hard ground, if you sleep
  5. Mandarin
    他在这点上很坚持。
    他在這點上很堅持。
    tā zài zhè diǎn shàng hěn jiān chí .
    • He is most insistent on this point.