(zhī chí) - support, back up, stand by in Mandarin
zhīchíTraditional: 支持
HSK 4
#812 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
support, back up, stand by
Word origin
支持 (zhīchí) 'to support' joins 支 (zhī, 'to prop, branch') and 持 (chí, 'to hold'). 支 shows a hand 又 holding a branch 十; 持 is a phono-semantic compound with the 扌 (hand) radical and 寺 (sì) as phonetic, 'to hold in the hand'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 支 (zhī, hand holding a branch) + 持 (chí, 扌 hand + 寺 phonetic)
Stroke order
支
持
Examples
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I support your decision.
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She got the support of her family.
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Thank you for your support.
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Thank you everyone for the support.
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My parents have always supported my decision.
支持 (zhī chí) means support, back up, stand by. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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