insist firmly; assert categorically
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to insist firmly; to assert emphatically; to stick to one's statement without retracting
Often used in the set phrase 一口咬定. The term can carry either a neutral sense of firm conviction or a negative sense of stubborn refusal to admit the truth.
Tā他
yī一
kǒu口
yǎo咬
dìng定
zì自
jǐ己
wú无
zuì罪
。
He insisted categorically that he was innocent.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
zhèng证
jù据
què确
záo凿
，
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
hái还
shi是
yǎo咬
dìng定
zì自
jǐ己
méi没
tōu偷
dōng东
xi西
。
Despite the solid evidence, the suspect still insisted that he had not stolen anything.
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Mā妈
ma妈
yǎo咬
dìng定
yuán原
lái来
de的
shuō说
fǎ法
，
jù拒
jué绝
gǎi改
kǒu口
。
Mom stuck to her original statement and refused to retract it.
Zhèng证
rén人
yī一
kǒu口
yǎo咬
dìng定
kàn看
dào到
de的
nà那
gè个
rén人
jiù就
shì是
bèi被
gào告
。
The witness firmly identified the defendant as the person he had seen.