Chinese Traditional: 堅持
Chinese Simplified: 坚持
Pinyin: jian1 chi2
Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ
English Meaning: to persevere, to persist, to insist on
German Meaning: an etwas festhalten

Example Sentences:

如果你堅持這樣做,她會很生氣的。
如果你坚持这样做,她会很生气的。
ru2 guo3 ni3 jian1 chi2 zhe4 yang4 zuo4, ta1 hui4 hen3 sheng1 qi4 de5.
If you insist on doing it this way, she will be very angry.
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喬治堅持自己沒有說謊。
乔治坚持自己没有说谎。
qiao2 zhi4 jian1 chi2 zi4 ji3 mei2 you3 shuo1 huang3.
George was adamant that he didn't lie.
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Related Words:

 

jiān

strong, solid, firm

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chí

1. to grasp, to hold 2. to support 3. to manage, to run, to control 4. to maintain, to persevere

Here: to maintain, to persevere

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