jiān

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  • 1

    adj.hard; solid; firm; strong

    • zhè zuò chéng bǎo yóu wú shù de jiān shí zhù chéng

      城堡无数

      The castle is made of countless solid stones.

    • zhè shì yī zuò kě yǐ dǐ yù wài dí de jiān chéng

      可以抵御外敌

      This is a strong city that can resist foreign enemies.

    • jiān bīng yìng bù kě cuī

      The ice is hard and indestructible.

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  • 2

    adj.firmly; steadfastly; resolutely

    • jiān xìn

      firmly believe

    • tā jiān jù le wǒ men de hǎo yì

      我们好意

      She firmly refused our kindness.

    • tā jiān chēng zì jǐ shì wú zuì de

      自己无罪

      He stated insistently that he was not guilty.

  • 3

    n.a heavily fortified point; fortification

    • pī jiān zhí ruì

      wear armour and carry weapons

    • wú jiān bù cuī

      overrun all fortifications

    • gōng jiān

      assault fortified positions

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Chinese Characters with pinyin jiān

  • supervise; prison
  • space between; within a definite time or space
  • shoulder; take on
  • simultaneously; hold/do two or more jobs concurrently
  • difficult