It means to persist for a long time.
Perseverance is an idiom, pronounced chí zhī yǐ héng.
As a predicate or adverbial; to express long-term change; as a word of praise. Face anything with perseverance. Stick with it for the long haul.
Word meaning: hold: persist, face; zhi: pronoun, generally refers to something or something; y: to use; heng: refers to perseverance. Also known as "persistence".
Source: "Family Instructions Yu Jize" by Zeng Guofan of the Qing Dynasty: "My shortcomings are that my speech is not dull, my behavior is not dignified, my reading is not deep, and my composition is not impressive. If you can do these three things from now on, After a lot of hard work, you work hard and persevere, but after only one or two years, you will make progress without realizing it."
Translation: Your shortcomings are that you are not good at speaking, your behavior is not dignified, and you cannot read deeply. And the composition cannot be impressive. If you can work hard on these three things, and then use strict discipline and perseverance, it will only take a year or two for you to make progress without realizing it.
Extended information:
Antonyms: one violent attack and ten cold, giving up halfway?
Quitting halfway is a Chinese idiom,
The pinyin is: bàn tú ér fèi,
Interpretation: Doing things cannot start well and end well.
Quotation: Chapter 5 of "The Appearance of Officialdom": "One more thing: the old master once said, 'We share blessings and share hardships'. Now that I have been promoted and made rich, we are a family. He worked hard and lost money, only to give up halfway."
Synonyms: perseverance, tirelessness?
Qiè?ér bù shě.
Meaning: Continuously carving, a metaphor for perseverance and perseverance.
Source: "Xunzi Encouraging Learning": "If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the gold and stone can be carved."
Translation: (If) Carve a few times and then stop. Down, (so) the rotten wood is constantly carving. (If) you keep carving, (then) you can carve gold and stone successfully.