坚持

jiānchí

to persist in; to insist on

Dictionary entry

to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on

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See it in sentences

学习汉语要坚持每天读。

Xuéxí Hànyǔ yào jiānchí měi tiān dú.

English

Learning Chinese takes reading every day without giving up.

他坚持跑步三年了。

Tā jiānchí pǎobù sān nián le.

English

He has kept up running for three years.

Goes with

  • 坚持学习keep studying
  • 坚持下去keep at it
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