Word: 坚持 (jiānchí)

他们会坚持要她逗留久一点。

Tāmen huì jiānchí yào tā dòuliú jiǔ yìdiǎn.

They will insist on her staying there longer.

他们坚持让他走。

Tāmen jiānchí ràng tā zǒu.

They insist that he should go.

他坚持做好事，真难能可贵。

Tā jiānchí zuòhǎoshì, zhēn nánnéngkěguì.

He keeps doing good deeds, which is truly remarkable.

他累极了，却还在坚持支撑着。

Tā lèi jíle, què hái zài jiānchí zhīchēngzhe.

He was exhausted, yet he was still holding on.

你必须坚持完成治疗。

Nǐ bìxū jiānchí wánchéng zhìliáo.

You must complete the treatment until the end.

你有在坚持你的计划吗？

Nǐ yǒu zài jiānchí nǐ de jìhuà ma?

Are you sticking to your plan?

医生坚持病人获得充分的休息。

Yīshēng jiānchí bìngrén huòdé chōngfèn de xiūxi.

The doctor insisted that the patient get plenty of rest.

坚持下来，你就能成功。

Jiānchí xiàlai, nǐ jiù néng chénggōng.

Stick with it and you'll succeed.

坚持锻炼，你的体质会慢慢变好。

Jiānchí duànliàn, nǐ de tǐzhì huì mànmàn biàn hǎo.

If you keep exercising, your constitution will gradually improve.

她坚持自己的分析是正确的。

Tā jiānchí zìjǐ de fēnxī shì zhèngquè de.

She maintains that her analysis is correct.

她坚持认为自己的分析是正确的。

Tā jiānchí rènwéi zìjǐ de fēnxī shì zhèngquè de.

She persists in saying that her analysis is correct.

她坚持认为那是我的错。

Tā jiānchí rènwéi nà shì wǒ de cuò.

She insisted that it was my fault.

她坚持让我去看医生。

Tā jiānchí ràng wǒ qù kàn yīshēng.

She insisted that I should see the doctor.

她怀孕后仍然坚持工作。

Tā huáiyùn hòu réngrán jiānchí gōngzuò.

She still went to work even after getting pregnant.

我一直这么认为并且坚持。

Wǒ yìzhí zhème rènwéi bìngqiě jiānchí.

I've always believed in and insisted on this.

我对他的坚持感到很惊讶。

Wǒ duì tā de jiānchí gǎndào hěn jīngyà.

I was surprised by his perseverance.

我爸爸坚持要我去那地方看看。

Wǒ bàba jiānchí yào wǒ qù nà dìfang kànkan.

My father insisted that I should go to see the place.

我的父亲坚持要我们等火车。

Wǒ de fùqīn jiānchí yào wǒmen děng huǒchē.

My father insisted on our waiting for the train.

是什么信念让你坚持下来？

Shì shénme xìnniàn ràng nǐ jiānchí xiàlai?

What conviction kept you going?

有人督促，我才能坚持跑步。

Yǒurén dūcù, wǒ cái néng jiānchí pǎobù.

I can only keep up running if someone keeps pushing me.

没有坚持，就没有成功。

Méiyǒu jiānchí, jiù méiyǒu chénggōng.

There's no success without perseverance.

这所学校坚持有教无类。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào jiānchí yǒujiàowúlèi.

This school insists on education for everyone, whatever their background.