Chinese Word: 撑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

撑 (Trad.: 撐)HSK 6

Pinyin: chēng

English Definition: to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support

Chinese Definition:
①支着，支持：撑竿跳。支撑。撑持(勉强支持)。撑腰(喻给予有力支持)。撑拒。撑门面。
②用篙使船前进：撑船。
③使张开：撑伞。撑口袋。
④使保持张开状态的器物：撑子。撑圈(quān)。
⑤饱胀到容不下的程度：吃撑着了。口袋撑破了。

Antonyms: 塌

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:掌 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 掌 [ zhǎng ] in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot

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Example Words

支撑HSK 6	zhī chēng	to prop up; to support; strut; brace
撑腰	chēng yāo	to support; to brace
硬撑	yìng chēng	to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc
撑杆跳高	chēng gān tiào gāo	pole-vaulting
撑竿跳高	chēng gān tiào gāo	pole vault; also written 撑杆跳高

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Example Sentences

1		tā 他 shì tú 试图 yòng 用 shuāng shǒu 双手 chēng qǐ 撑起 wū dǐng 屋顶。 He tried to hold up the roof with his hands.
2		zhè 这 gēn 根 gǎn zi 杆子 bèi 被 yòng lái 用来 chēng qǐ 撑起 zhàng peng 帐篷。 The pole was used to prop up the tent.
3		zhè 这 gēn 根 gǎn zi 杆子 kě yǐ 可以 yòng lái 用来 zhī chēng 支撑 zhàng peng 帐篷。 This pole can be used to prop up the tent.
4		tā yòng 他用 shù gàn 树干 zuò 做 le 了 yī gēn 一根 zhù zi 柱子 lái 来 zhī chēng 支撑 wū dǐng 屋顶。 He made a pillar from a tree trunk to support the roof.
5		zhè 这 zuò 座 jiàn zhù 建筑 yǒu 有 sì 四 gēn 根 jù dà 巨大 de 的 zhù zi 柱子 zhī chēng 支撑 zhe 着。 This building is supported by four huge pillars.

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1		tā 他 shì tú 试图 yòng 用 shuāng shǒu 双手 chēng qǐ 撑起 wū dǐng 屋顶。 He tried to hold up the roof with his hands.
2		zhè 这 gēn 根 gǎn zi 杆子 bèi 被 yòng lái 用来 chēng qǐ 撑起 zhàng peng 帐篷。 The pole was used to prop up the tent.
3		zhè 这 gēn 根 gǎn zi 杆子 kě yǐ 可以 yòng lái 用来 zhī chēng 支撑 zhàng peng 帐篷。 This pole can be used to prop up the tent.
4		tā yòng 他用 shù gàn 树干 zuò 做 le 了 yī gēn 一根 zhù zi 柱子 lái 来 zhī chēng 支撑 wū dǐng 屋顶。 He made a pillar from a tree trunk to support the roof.
5		zhè 这 zuò 座 jiàn zhù 建筑 yǒu 有 sì 四 gēn 根 jù dà 巨大 de 的 zhù zi 柱子 zhī chēng 支撑 zhe 着。 This building is supported by four huge pillars.

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