支 (zhī) — to prop up, to support; to pay, to disburse; to raise, to set up
Definition
支 (zhī) covers 'prop up / support' (physical, like a wall) and 'pay / disburse' (salaries, costs). For physical support, 撑 means actively propping open or pushing; 支撑 is more sustained or figurative support.
verb
to prop upto supportto payto disburseto raiseto set up
Easily confused
- 反fǎnlook-alike(adjective / adverb) opposite; contrary; in reverse
- 之zhīsound-alike(literary, possessive particle) equivalent to 的
- 双shuānglook-alike(classifier) pair (for things that come in twos: shoes, socks, hands, etc.)
- 之zhīsound-alike(literary pronoun) him, her, it (used as object)
- 织zhīsound-aliketo weave (cloth, fabric)
- 枝zhīsound-alike(noun) branch
Examples
- 支。Tā yòng yì gēn mù gùn zhī zhù kuài yào dǎo de qiáng.He used a wooden stick to prop up the wall that was about to fall.
- 。Gōng sī měi yuè zhī fù yuán gōng gōng zī.The company pays employee salaries every month.
- 支。Tā men zài hé biān zhī qǐ le zhàng peng.They pitched a tent by the river.
Grammar
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