Definition
支架 (zhījià) is a noun for a physical support structure (stand, frame) and specifically a medical stent inserted into a blood vessel. As a verb, it means 'to prop up with a rigid support', more specific than 支 or 撑 (general propping) and less figurative than 支撑 (which can be abstract). The noun contrasts with 架 (a simpler frame/rack) and 架子 (a shelf or stand, also 'airs').
noun
supportstandframe (a physical structure that holds something up)stent (medical device inserted into a blood vessel)
verb
to prop upto support
Easily confused
- 指甲zhǐ jiasound-alikefingernail; toenail
Examples
- 支架，。Zhège shūjià de zhī jià huài le, xūyào huàn yí gè xīn de.The support of this bookshelf is broken and needs to be replaced with a new one.
- 支架，。Yīshēng gěi tā fàng le yí gè xīnzàng zhī jià, xuèguǎn jiù tōng le.The doctor placed a cardiac stent in him, and the blood vessel opened up.
- 支架。Gōngrén yòng gāngguǎn zhī jià zhù kuài yào dǎotā de qiáng.The workers propped up the collapsing wall with steel pipes.
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