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Insist on in Chinese

to insist on · HSK 3

坚持 jiān chí

  1. 坚 jiān hard
  2. 持 chí to hold

每天坚持跑步对身体好。 Keeping up running every day is good for your health.

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How do you say insist on in Chinese?

Insist on in Chinese is 坚持 (jiān chí).

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