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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

坚持 [jiānchí]
  1. 1. verb go on
    你应该坚持锻炼身体。
    You should go on taking exercise.
    坚持要我参加。
    He insisted that I take part.
    系主任一向坚持原则。
    The head of department sticks to his principles.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

坚持 [jiānchí]
  1. 1. persist in; persevere in; uphold; insist on; stick to; adhere to; press; insist; cling;maintain
    坚持原则
    adhere (or stick) to principle
    坚持己见
    hold on to one's own views
    坚持错误
    persist in one's errors
  2. 2. adjective insistent

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

坚持 [jiānchí]
  1. 1. 坚定地保持;使某种状态或行为继续下去
    坚持不懈
    天天坚持长跑。
  2. 2. 坚决维护
    坚持真理
    坚持原则。

Examples

改革必须坚持到底,不能半途而废。
Reforms must be carried through to the end and not abandoned halfway.
他看见没有人帮腔,也就不再坚持了。
When he saw nobody supporting him, he no longer insisted.
干部坚持查铺制度。
The officers make it a regular practice to go the rounds of the men's beds at night.
常年坚持体育锻炼
persist in physical training all the year round
大凡坚持锻炼的,身体抵抗力都比较强。
Generally those who exercise regularly have high resistance to disease.
他带病坚持工作。
He went on working in spite of his illness.
坚持进步,反对倒退
persist in progress and oppose retrogression
不管天多么冷,他都坚持户外锻炼。
However cold it was, he never stopped taking outdoor exercise.
苟能坚持,必将胜利。
If you can persist, you are sure to win. or Given persistence, victory is certain.

Collocations

坚持原则
to stick to one's principles
坚持工作
to persist in working
永远坚持
to always hold on
坚持不懈
unremitting
坚持下去
hold the line
坚持
to hold on
坚持到底
to persist to the end

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