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Continuous and unremitting effort without giving up.
成功不是偶然的，而是靠坚持不懈的努力换来的。
Success is not accidental, but comes from persistent effort.
学习一门语言需要坚持不懈的努力和练习。
Learning a language requires persistent effort and practice.
Often used in motivational or educational contexts to emphasize the importance of perseverance.
This phrase is typically used as a noun phrase modifying another noun (e.g., '坚持不懈的努力带来了成功'). It can also stand alone in sentences like '成功需要坚持不懈的努力。'
While '坚持不懈' and '努力' can stand alone, combining them emphasizes the intensity and duration of the effort. Overusing this phrase may sound overly dramatic in casual contexts.
The phrase combines '坚持' (jiānchí, to persist), '不懈' (bùxiè, untiring), and '努力' (nǔlì, effort). '坚持不懈' is a set phrase meaning 'to persevere without giving up,' dating back to classical Chinese literature. '努力' has been used in modern Chinese to denote diligent effort since the early 20th century.
This phrase is commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese, especially in motivational speeches, educational contexts, or personal reflections. It carries a positive connotation and is often paired with words like '成功' (success) or '进步' (progress).