Jan 7, 2003 01:32
22 yrs ago
English term
cody
perservere
Non-PRO
English to Chinese
Other
i would like to get a chinese writing tattoo meaning 'perservere.'
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +6 | 忍 |
Donglai Lou (X)
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| 5 +1 | 坚忍; 堅忍 |
Kevin Yang
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Proposed translations
+6
11 mins
Selected
忍
忍
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+1
14 mins
Kevin Yang
Native in Chinese
Translation, Graphic Design, Copywriting
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Korean, and 12 more.
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346
坚忍; 堅忍
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!
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!
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