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title: "Jianshi Meaning: 坚实 (solid) or 见识 (to experience)?"
description: "坚实 (traditional 堅實, jiānshí) means “solid; firm; sturdy; robust”. Not the jianshi you heard? See 见识, 监视. Hear its tones, see what 坚 and 实 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 坚实 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

坚实 jiānshí

## solid; firm; sturdy; robust

## Its characters

1. 坚 jiān hard
2. 实 shí solid

## In a sentence

这座桥的基础很坚实。 The foundation of this bridge is very solid.

[More about 坚实](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9D%9A%E5%AE%9E)

## Other words said jianshi

- [见识jiànshito experience](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A7%81%E8%AF%86)
- [监视jiānshìto monitor](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9B%91%E8%A7%86)

## More words with 坚 or 实

- [充实 chōngshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongshi)
- [果实 guǒshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoshi)
- [夯实 hāngshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangshi)
- [坚持 jiānchí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianchi)
- [坚定 jiāndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianding)
- [坚定不移 jiāndìng-bùyí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiandingbuyi)
- [坚果 jiānguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianguo)
- [坚决 jiānjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianjue)
- [坚强 jiānqiáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianqiang)
- [坚守 jiānshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianshou)

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