Chinese word dictionary

支架

zhījià · trestle; support; stand; frame; (medicine) stent; to prop up; to resist; to withstand (an enemy attack etc)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified支架

Traditional支架

Pinyinzhījià

Part of speech名、动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

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)

架jià

frame, rack, stand; to prop up

How to learn 支架

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.

支Zhī

surname Zhi

支持zhīchí

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

支付zhīfù

to pay (money)

架jià

to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc

书架shūjià

bookshelf; CL:個|个[ge4]

支zhī

surname Zhi; 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