To urge or press a wish or command.

坚求；坚持。

To stand and refuse to give way; persist.

坚持不让；固执。

To persist in demanding or asserting.

坚持不让；固执不移。

Insist is used chiefly in a good sense, meaning to assert or demand a thing; its force is directed toward the action of others.

Insist 指出于好意、针对他人举动的坚持或要求。

Persist implies personal determination, or often obstinacy; it is used in a bad sense.

Persist 指个人的决心或顽固；此字指其用意不善。