坚持 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- insist verb To state something firmly and repeatedly, refusing to accept disagreement.
- persevere verb To keep trying to achieve something despite obstacles or discouragement.
- persistence noun The quality of continuing to try despite difficulty.
- press verb To push firmly against something, or push down on a button or surface.
- urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
Senses
坚持 is used for these senses in English:
- insist (with (that + indicative), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To hold up a claim emphatically.
- persevere (intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
- persistence The property of being persistent.
- press (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- urge (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.