坚持 jiānchí verb persist in ▸ 坚持改革开放 persevere in reform and opening-up ▸ 坚持己见 hold on to one’s own views ▸ 坚持实事求是 persist in seeking truth from facts ▸ 坚持原则 uphold one’s principles ▸ 坚持真理 keep to the truth ▸ 坚持到底 hold out to the last ▸ 带病坚持工作 not stop working despite one’s poor health |