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扶持 (fú chí) — to support (through policy, assistance, or physical help); to aid; to foster

Definition

扶持 (fúchí) emphasizes sustained support — policy aid, or physically steadying someone — more sustained than 帮助 and more formal than the everyday 扶.

verb
to support (through policy, assistance, or physical help)to aidto foster
Easily confused

Examples

  • 扶持。
    Zhèng fǔ chū tái le hěn duō zhèng cè lái fú chí zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè.
    The government has introduced many policies to support small and medium-sized enterprises.
  • ，扶持。
    Zài kùn nan de shí hou, péng you zhī jiān yīng gāi hù xiāng fú chí.
    In difficult times, friends should support one another.
  • ，扶持。
    Lǎo rén tuǐ jiǎo bú biàn, tā gǎn máng shàng qián fú chí.
    The elderly man had trouble with his legs, so he quickly went over to help support him.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

扶fúsupport
持chíhold

扶 (support) and 持 (hold) combine to mean helping and keeping something upright.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
夫
夫fū扶fú
Same sound today

The left part 扌 is a hand, matching actions like helping or supporting. The right part 夫 gives the sound fū.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
寺
寺sì持chí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

持 combines 手 (hand), for the idea of holding, with 寺, which gives the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Abstract Concepts

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