to live in luxury; lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses
苻坚苻堅fu2 jian1
Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦, reigning from 357-385
黄庭坚黃庭堅huang2 ting2 jian1
Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher
坚壁堅壁jian1 bi4
to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)
坚壁清野堅壁清野jian1 bi4 qing1 ye3
to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader; scorched earth policy
坚冰堅冰jian1 bing1
ice; (fig.) frosty relationship
坚不可摧堅不可摧jian1 bu4 ke3 cui1
invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
坚称堅稱jian1 cheng1
to claim; to insist
坚持堅持jian1 chi2
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
坚持不懈堅持不懈jian1 chi2 bu4 xie4
to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝堅持不渝jian1 chi2 bu4 yu2
to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
坚持下去堅持下去jian1 chi2 xia4 qu4
to press on
坚定堅定jian1 ding4
firm; steady; staunch; resolute
坚定不移堅定不移jian1 ding4 bu4 yi2
unswerving; unflinching
坚定性堅定性jian1 ding4 xing4
firmness; steadfastness
坚戈堅戈jian1 ge1
tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword)
坚固堅固jian1 gu4
firm; firmly; hard; stable
坚固性堅固性jian1 gu4 xing4
firmness
坚果堅果jian1 guo3
nut
坚决堅決jian1 jue2
firm; resolute; determined
坚苦卓绝堅苦卓絕jian1 ku3 zhuo2 jue2
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
坚牢堅牢jian1 lao2
strong; firm
坚明堅明jian1 ming2
to consolidate and clarify
坚尼系数堅尼係數jian1 ni2 xi4 shu4
see 基尼係數|基尼系数
坚强堅強jian1 qiang2
staunch; strong
坚强不屈堅強不屈jian1 qiang2 bu4 qu1
staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
坚忍堅忍jian1 ren3
persevering
坚忍不拔堅忍不拔jian1 ren3 bu4 ba2
fortitude
坚韧堅韌jian1 ren4
tough and durable; tenacious
坚韧不拔堅韌不拔jian1 ren4 bu4 ba2
firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
坚如磐石堅如磐石jian1 ru2 pan2 shi2
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure; rock-firm and unyielding
坚实堅實jian1 shi2
firm and substantial; solid
坚守堅守jian1 shou3
to hold fast to; to stick to
坚挺堅挺jian1 ting3
firm and upright; strong (of currency)
坚信堅信jian1 xin4
to believe firmly; without any doubt
坚信礼堅信禮jian1 xin4 li3
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
坚毅堅毅jian1 yi4
firm and persistent; unswerving determination
坚硬堅硬jian1 ying4
hard; solid
坚贞堅貞jian1 zhen1
firm; unswerving; loyal to the end
坚贞不屈堅貞不屈jian1 zhen1 bu4 qu1
faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
坚贞不渝堅貞不渝jian1 zhen1 bu4 yu2
unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering
坚振堅振jian1 zhen4
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
坚振礼堅振禮jian1 zhen4 li3
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
坚执堅執jian1 zhi2
to persist; to continue upholding; to persevere; to stick to sth; stubborn
坚致堅緻jian1 zhi4
robust and fine textured
历久弥坚歷久彌堅li4 jiu3 mi2 jian1
to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
美利坚美利堅mei3 li4 jian1
America
美利坚合众国美利堅合眾國mei3 li4 jian1 he2 zhong4 guo2
United States of America
情比金坚情比金堅qing2 bi3 jin1 jian1
love is more solid than gold (idiom)
穷当益坚窮當益堅qiong2 dang1 yi4 jian1
poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined; the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
隋文帝杨坚隋文帝楊堅sui2 wen2 di4 yang2 jian1
first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
孙坚孫堅sun1 jian1
Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
无坚不摧無堅不摧wu2 jian1 bu4 cui1
no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle; nothing one can't do; to carry everything before one
杨坚楊堅yang2 jian1
first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
中坚中堅zhong1 jian1
core; nucleus; backbone
钻坚仰高鑽堅仰高zuan1 jian1 yang3 gao1
lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects); fig. to delve deeply into one's studies; meticulous and diligent study