坚持(jiān chí)

HSK 32 charactersTrad. 堅持

to persevere with

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 坚持 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 他们坚持让他走。

    tā men jiān chí ràng tā zǒu

    They insist that he should go.

  • 坚持让我付钱。

    tā jiān chí ràng wǒ fù qián

    She insisted on my paying the bill.

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