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to persevere with
to be in favor of
to keep
to continue
to keep
to take charge of
lasting
to hold
to uphold
to stay level
to pursue unremittingly
to help
Notice where 持 sits in each complete thought.
She insisted that it was my fault.
Source: Tatoeba #333503 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe reason why we cannot support his view will be given below.
Source: Tatoeba #431573 · CC BY 2.0 FRDo you keep in contact with your high school classmates?
Source: Tatoeba #1789985 · CC BY 2.0 FRHis speech lasted three hours.
Source: Tatoeba #678169 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".
Source: Tatoeba #334177 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe has a view that is different from mine.
Source: Tatoeba #1735524 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.