firm
to support
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to insist
insist, insists, insisted, insist on, insists on, persist, to persist, persist in
他 坚持 每天 运动。
He insists on exercising every day.
虽然 我 懂 中文， 但 他 坚持 说 英语。
Even though I know Chinese, he insists on speaking English.
他 坚持 让 我 吃 一些 午饭。
He insisted I eat some lunch.