执意
zhíyì · HSK 7
insist on
✊ 执 grasp + 意 will = grasping your will tight, refusing to let go = insist on
执 means to hold or grasp; 意 means intention or will. To keep a firm grip on your own will is to be bent on doing it your way. Sound: zhíyì, with the rising-then-falling zhí-yì marking the stubborn dig-in.