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perservere

Chinese translation: 忍

01:32 Jan 7, 2003
English to Chinese translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: perservere
i would like to get a chinese writing tattoo meaning 'perservere.'
cody
Chinese translation:忍
Explanation:
忍
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Donglai Lou (X)
China
Local time: 23:22
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6忍
Donglai Lou (X)
5 +1坚忍; 堅忍
Kevin Yang


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
忍


Explanation:
忍

Donglai Lou (X)
China
Local time: 23:22
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
坚忍; 堅忍


Explanation:
Persevere = 坚忍 (in GB code)
Persevere = 堅忍 (in Big5 code)

I will be happy to create a PDF file for you.

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Note added at 2003-01-07 18:12:50 (GMT)
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Cody,

I noticed there are two suggestions here for your question. I assume that you do not know Chinese. Just for fun part of it, I will explain to you the differences between these two suggestions.

The English word \"persevere\" means \"To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstackles or discouragement,\" which is translated as \"坚忍\"(jian1ren3) and 坚持(jian1chi2) in all three major Chinese dictionaries I have verified. This is also the suggestion I offered above in respect of the accuracy in translation of this English word. The disadvantage is there are two characters, and that means cost more to tattoo them.

As for \"忍\" (ren3) by itself, the standard translation is \"to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to put up with.\" It is similar to \"presevere\" but not exact. I noticed that this character indeed is a popular Chinese character used by tattoo lovers. One of the main reason was because of the influence of Japanese ”忍者\" (Ninja) culture, which is more popular in Japan rather in China. It is more economical because there is only one character to tattoo.

I hope my explaination is helpful for you to understand the differences. Thank you for being interested in Chinese characters!

Kevin Yang
Local time: 08:22
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in pair: 346

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