支撑 meaning and pronunciation

支撑
Simplified word
支撐
Traditional word

支撑 English definition

zhī chēng

  • to prop up
  • to support
  • strut
  • brace

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  • (zhī): to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions;
  • (chēng): 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;