坚持 jiān chí to persevere withto persist into insist on Example sentences 你一定要坚持把这个工作做完。 nǐ yī dìng yào jiānchí bǎ zhège gōngzuò zuò wán. You must persist and finish this job 哥哥坚持每天锻炼身体一个小时。 gēge jiānchí měitiān duàn liàn shēntǐ yī gè xiǎoshí. My brother persists in exercising for one hour every day