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支撑 (zhī chēng): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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支撑 (zhī chēng): Prop up (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

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1.

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

支 • zhī • to support; to pay; to disburse • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

zhī支

to support; to pay; to disburse

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Pinyinzhī chēng

Meaningprop up; sustain; support

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撑 • chēng • to support, prop up, or hold up

chēng撑

to support, prop up, or hold up

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 支撑.

层次céng cìadministrative levels; arrangement of ideas; gradation
笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy; stupid; slow-witted
变迁biàn qiāntransition; changes; vicissitudes
奔波bēn bōrush about; be on the go
爱不释手ài bù shì shǒulike something so much that one cannot bear to part with it
贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation
残酷cán kùcruel; brutal; ruthless
不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
保障bǎo zhàngensure; guarantee; safeguard
伴随bàn suíaccompany; be in the wake of
搏斗bó dòuwrestle; fight; struggle
不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 支撑.

Words with 支

支付zhī fùto pay (money)
支持zhī chíto be in favour of
支票zhī piàocheck/cheque
开支

kāi zhī

pay; spend; expenditure

支出zhī chūpay; disburse; expenses

支援zhī yuánsupport; assist; aid

支柱zhī zhùpillar; support; prop

支流zhī liútributary; effluent

Words with 撑

撑住chēng zhùto hold up; to endure
撑篙chēng gāoto punt with a pole
撑腰chēng yāoto support; to back up
俯卧撑fǔ wò chēngpush-up

4.

Example Sentences with 支撑

jǐn仅

píng凭

rè热

qíng情

wú无

fǎ法

cháng长

jiǔ久

zhī支

chēng撑

zhè这

xiàng项

jiān艰

jù巨

de的

shì事

yè业

。

Passion alone cannot sustain this arduous undertaking for long.

shì是

shén什

me么

xìn信

niàn念

zhī支

chēng撑

nǐ你

zài

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

gōng工

zuò作

，

zhī支

chēng撑

zhěng

zhè这

xiē些

shù数

jù据

zhī支

chēng撑

le了

wǒ我

men

kuài快

bāng帮

wǒ我

zhǎo找

gēn根

gùn棍

zi子

lái来

zhī

在

nì逆

jìng境

zhōng中

jiān坚

chí持

le了

zhè这

me么

duō多

nián年

？

What belief has supported you in persisting through adversity for so many years?

整

gè个

jiā家

tíng庭

。

He works hard to support the whole family.

们

de的

yán研

jiū究

jié结

lùn论

。

These data support our research conclusions.

支

chēng撑

yí一

xià下

zhè这

pén盆

kuài快

dǎo倒

de的

huā花

。

Quick, help me find a stick to prop up this flowerpot that's about to fall over.