persist to the end 堅持到底, seize the opportunity 把握機會

Dear friends,

The lesson this time is about the combination of phrases and quotations for encouragement. We are going to learn some basic phrases like "persist to the end 堅持到底", "seize the opportunity 把握機會," "get help, receive assistance 得到幫助," "start over again 重新開始," and "work hard 努力工作" and combine any two of them to form encouragement quotations. Please watch the following video lesson for examples:

The 1st phrase: 

persist to the end

堅持到底

jiān-chí dào-dǐ

堅持(persist) + 到底(to the end)

the words:

persist

堅持

jiān-chí

to the end

到底

dào-dǐ

Let's extend the phrase to a longer sentence:

persist to the end and finally succeed

堅持到底終於成功

jiān-chí dào-dǐ zhōng-yú chéng-gōng

堅持到底(persist to the end) + 終於成功(succeed finally)

堅持(persist) + 到底(to the end) + 終於(finally) + 成功(succeed)

the words:

persist

堅持

jiān-chí

to the end

到底

dào-dǐ

finally, eventually

終於

zhōng-yú

succeed, success

成功

chéng-gōng

Please check the analysis of phrases and vocabulary of this video lesson via my database site. You will understand the meanings of each Chinese character in those 2-character words: 

http://www.chinese-word.com/lessons/lesson-60.html

Here are 2 extra sentences which will be updated on my mp3 database library for your reference:

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must persist to the end

一定要堅持到底

yí-dìng yào jiān-chí dào-dǐ

一定(must) + 要(should) + 堅持到底(persist to the end)

You must persist to the end.

你一定要堅持到底

Nǐ yí-dìng yào jiān-chí dào-dǐ

你(you) + 一定要(must) + 堅持到底(persist to the end)

The 2nd phrase:

seize the opportunity

把握機會

bǎ-wò jī-huì

把握(seize) + 機會(opportunity)

the words:

seize

把握

bǎ-wò

opportunity

機會

jī-huì

Let's extend the phrase to a longer sentence:

seize the opportunity to get help

把握機會得到幫助

bǎ-wò jī-huì dé-dào bāng-zhù

把握機會(seize the opportunity) + 得到幫助(get help, receive assistance)

the words:

seize

把握

bǎ-wò

opportunity

機會

jī-huì

get, obtain

得到

dé-dào

help, assistance

幫助

bāng-zhù

Please check the analysis of phrases and vocabulary of this video lesson via my database site. You will understand the meanings of each Chinese character in those 2-character words: 

http://www.chinese-word.com/lessons/lesson-60.html

The 3rd phrase:

start over again

重新開始

chóng-xīn kāi-shǐ

重新(anew, afresh) + 開始(start)

The words:

anew, afresh

重新

chóng-xīn

start

開始

kāi-shǐ

Let's combine this phrase 重新開始(start over again) and the previous phrase 把握機會(seize the opportunity) to form a longer sentence:

seize the opportunity to start over again

把握機會重新開始

bǎ-wò jī-huì chóng-xīn kāi-shǐ

把握機會(seize the opportunity) + 重新開始(start over again)

for all the words within the sentence:

seize

把握

bǎ-wò

opportunity

機會

jī-huì

anew, afresh

重新

chóng-xīn

start

開始

kāi-shǐ

The 4th phrase:

work hard

努力工作

nǔ-lì gōng-zuò

努力(exert oneself) + 工作(work)

the words:

exert oneself, effort

努力

nǔ-lì

work

工作

gōng-zuò

Let's combine this phrase 努力工作(work hard) and the previous phrase 重新開始(start over again) to form a longer sentence:

work hard to start over again

努力工作重新開始

nǔ-lì gōng-zuò chóng-xīn kāi-shǐ

努力工作(ork hard) + 重新開始(start over again)

for the words within the sentence:

exert oneself, effort

努力

nǔ-lì

work

工作

gōng-zuò

anew, afresh

重新

chóng-xīn

start

開始

kāi-shǐ

Please check the analysis of phrases and vocabulary of this video lesson via my database site. You will understand the meanings of each Chinese character in those 2-character words: 

http://www.chinese-word.com/lessons/lesson-60.html

That's all for the lesson this time. Thanks for reading my blog and please remember to subscribe my YouTube channel for encouragement. Thank you very much!

冬季平安

Have a Peace Winter!

Regards,

Andres Leo

Chinese Words Database

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