堅持

坚持
jiānchí
  1. to persevere with
  2. to persist in
  3. to insist on

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 堅 jiān
  1. strong
  2. solid
  3. firm
  4. unyielding
  5. resolute
2 持 chí
  1. to hold
  2. to grasp
  3. to support
  4. to maintain
  5. to persevere
  6. to manage
  7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. to control