坚持(jiān chí): to persevere with
to persevere with
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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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.
她坚持让我付钱。
tā jiān chí ràng wǒ fù qián
She insisted on my paying the bill.
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