支架 (zhī jià) — (noun) support, stand, frame (a physical structure that holds something up); (noun) stent (medical device inserted into a blood vessel); (verb) to prop up, to support
Definition
支架 is a noun for a physical support/stand/stent and a verb meaning 'to prop up' — more concrete than 支撑 (which can be figurative). Combines 支 + 架: 架 alone is the basic 'frame/stand'; 支 adds the 'prop up, hold up' sense.
noun
supportstandframe (a physical structure that holds something up)stent (medical device inserted into a blood vessel)
verb
to prop upto support
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 支架，。Zhè ge shū jià de zhī jià huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.The support of this bookshelf is broken and needs to be replaced with a new one.
- 支架，。Yī shēng gěi tā fàng le yí gè xīn zàng zhī jià, xuè guǎn jiù tōng le.The doctor placed a cardiac stent in him, and the blood vessel opened up.
- 支架。Gōng rén yòng gāng guǎn zhī jià zhù kuài yào dǎo tā de qiáng.The workers propped up the collapsing wall with steel pipes.
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