支
Character Breakdown
Radical: 支 (no. 65)
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- (verb, classifier) 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
Example Sentences
请给我两支铅笔和一支钢笔。
Qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng zhī qiānbǐ hé yì zhī gāngbǐ
Please give me two pencils and one pen
Words Containing 支
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不支 | bù zhī | to be unable to endure | |
| 借支 | jiè zhī | to get an advance on one's pay | |
| 分支 | fēn zhī | branch (of company, river etc) | |
| 印支 | Yìn Zhī | abbr. for 印度支那[Yin4 du4 zhi1 na4] | |
| 俾路支 | Bǐ lù zhī | Balochi (ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan) | |
| 十二支 | shí èr zhī | the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number) | |
| 印支期 | Yìn Zhī qī | Indo-Chinese epoch (geology) | |
| 受支配 | shòu zhī pèi | subject to (foreign domination, emotions etc) | |
| 一木难支 | yī mù nán zhī | lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) | |
| 俾路支省 | Bǐ lù zhī shěng | Balochistan (Pakistan) |
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HSK & Exam Info
HSK 2.0: Level 5HSK 3.0: Level 3
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