持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

CHARACTERS

持 chí sustain, support; hold, grasp
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
以 yǐ by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
恆 héng constant, regular, persistent