Chinese word dictionary

支持

zhīchí · to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified支持

Traditional支持

Pinyinzhīchí

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

支zhī

to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)

持chí

to hold, to support, to sustain

How to learn 支持

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

坚持jiānchí

to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on

支Zhī

surname Zhi

支付zhīfù

to pay (money)

保持bǎochí

to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve

持续chíxù

to continue; to persist; to last; sustainable; preservation

维持wéichí

to keep; to maintain; to preserve