<p>It means: They persisted and carried on. They did not give up.</p>
<p>If your question focuses on why &quot;下来&quot; is used here: It (as well as other &quot;来/去&quot; words) is frequently used in retrospect of past progress and completion. I am not sure if this is formal enough in official writing but it is common. Consider the next examples:</p>
<ol>
<li>一路走来 / 一路走下来</li>
<li>这几个月下来 / 这几个月以来</li>
<li>把这篇文章背下来</li>
<li>我看不下去</li>
<li>坚持不下来 / 坚持不下去</li>
</ol>
<p>These are all acceptable uses.</p>

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<p>来 refers to the action of coming/walking over from a far point (start) to a near point (end), and 下 is the direction of counting from the start/top to the end/bottom; combined, 下来 means through the entire journey (from start/far to end/near).</p>
<ul>
<li>取得成功的人往往都经历过许多失败，.... 他们都坚持了下来 - Oftentimes, the successful persons have had experienced quite a few failures (on the way to success), ... they all clung to the journey (from start to the end) regardless.</li>
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Thank you for  such  the simple explanation!!! However, could you tell me something else? I mean 下去 ？ Maybe in this sentence: 有些路很远，走下去会很累.  I saw in the dictionary that it can also mean "from beginning to end"
Tatiana
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下去 has the meaning of "to go down", and "to continue (from here to the end)".  My translation will be "Some roads are quite distant, **to continue to walk/travel down** (the long road) will certainly be quite tired/worn out.".
r13
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Thank you very much
Tatiana
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You are welcome.
r13
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<p>What does it mean in the sentence - 取得成功的人往往都经历过许多失败，他们和普通人的区别就是他们都坚持了下来 ? I know that 下来 is the &quot;it's going down&quot;, but i don't know what meaning it has here.</p>

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What does 坚持下来 mean?
# What does 坚持下来 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-04-28)

What does it mean in the sentence - 取得成功的人往往都经历过许多失败，他们和普通人的区别就是他们都坚持了下来 ? I know that 下来 is the "it's going down", but i don't know what meaning it has here.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-04-28. Score: 4

It means: They persisted and carried on. They did not give up.

If your question focuses on why "下来" is used here: It (as well as other "来/去" words) is frequently used in retrospect of past progress and completion. I am not sure if this is formal enough in official writing but it is common. Consider the next examples:

1. 一路走来 / 一路走下来
2. 这几个月下来 / 这几个月以来
3. 把这篇文章背下来
4. 我看不下去
5. 坚持不下来 / 坚持不下去

These are all acceptable uses.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-04-28. Score: 0

来 refers to the action of coming/walking over from a far point (start) to a near point (end), and 下 is the direction of counting from the start/top to the end/bottom; combined, 下来 means through the entire journey (from start/far to end/near).

* 取得成功的人往往都经历过许多失败，.... 他们都坚持了下来 - Oftentimes, the successful persons have had experienced quite a few failures (on the way to success), ... they all clung to the journey (from start to the end) regardless.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you for  such  the simple explanation!!! However, could you tell me something else? I mean 下去 ？ Maybe in this sentence: 有些路很远，走下去会很累.  I saw in the dictionary that it can also mean "from beginning to end"  
> **username_2**: 下去 has the meaning of "to go down", and "to continue (from here to the end)".  My translation will be "Some roads are quite distant, **to continue to walk/travel down** (the long road) will certainly be quite tired/worn out.".  
> **username_0**: Thank you very much  
> **username_2**: You are welcome.  

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