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HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to support
  2. 2. to sustain
  3. 3. to erect
  4. 4. to raise
  5. 5. branch
  6. 6. division
  7. 7. to draw money
  8. 8. classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13180316)

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Words Containing 支

公共开支
gōng gòng kāi zhī

public expenditure

支根
zhī gēn

branching root

支承
zhī chéng

to support

乌特列支
wū tè liè zhī

Utrecht, city in Netherlands

支付宝
zhī fù bǎo

Alipay, online payment platform

支持者
zhī chí zhě

supporter

乐不可支
lè bù kě zhī

overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch

演化支
yǎn huà zhī

clade (biology)

支座
zhī zuò

abutment

肠支
cháng zhī

cecum

收支平衡点
shōu zhī píng héng diǎn

break-even point

印度支那
yìn dù zhī nà

Indochina

支系
zhī xì

branch or subdivision of a family

十二支
shí èr zhī

the 12 earthly branches 子[zǐ], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)

收支
shōu zhī

cash flow

军费开支
jūn fèi kāi zhī

military spending

支配
zhī pèi

to control

支持率
zhī chí lǜ

support level

语支
yǔ zhī

language branch

无支祁
wú zhī qí

a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey

支付不起
zhī fù bù qǐ

to be unable to pay

列支敦士登
liè zhī dūn shì dēng

Liechtenstein

支原体
zhī yuán tǐ

Mycoplasma (parasitic bacteria without cell wall)

支付得起
zhī fù dé qǐ

to be able to pay

支撑
zhī chēng

to prop up

脱支
tuō zhī

de-Sinicization and rejection of Han culture

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)

小支气管
xiǎo zhī qì guǎn

bronchiole

支吾
zhī wú

to resist

纱支
shā zhī

(textiles) yarn count (unit indicating the fineness of a yarn)

支店
zhī diàn

branch store

节支
jié zhī

to save on expenditure

左支右绌
zuǒ zhī yòu chù

to be in straitened circumstances

支架
zhī jià

trestle

支差
zhī chāi

to assign corvée duties (forced labor)

支原体肺炎
zhī yuán tǐ fèi yán

Mycoplasma pneumonia

支取
zhī qǔ

to withdraw (money)

精简开支
jīng jiǎn kāi zhī

to reduce spending

支光
zhī guāng

watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs

支那
zhī nà

phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory

支教
zhī jiào

program bringing education to underdeveloped areas

十二地支
shí èr dì zhī

the 12 earthly branches 子[zǐ], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)

支柱产业
zhī zhù chǎn yè

mainstay industry

支边
zhī biān

to help develop the border areas

受支配
shòu zhī pèi

subject to (foreign domination, emotions etc)

支开
zhī kāi

to send (sb) away

支子
zhī zǐ

son of a concubine or son of the wife other than her first

借支
jiè zhī

to get an advance on one's pay

支吾
zhī wu

to respond evasively or vaguely

地支
dì zhī

the 12 earthly branches 子[zǐ], 丑[chǒu], 寅[yín], 卯[mǎo], 辰[chén], 巳[sì], 午[wǔ], 未[wèi], 申[shēn], 酉[yǒu], 戌[xū], 亥[hài], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc

巴伦支海
bā lún zhī hǎi

Barents Sea

支票簿
zhī piào bù

checkbook (banking)

国际收支
guó jì shōu zhī

balance of payments

可支配收入
kě zhī pèi shōu rù

disposable income

空白支票
kòng bái zhī piào

blank check

四肢支撑式
sì zhī zhī chēng shì

low plank (yoga pose)

支使
zhī shǐ

to order (sb) around

支点
zhī diǎn

fulcrum (for a lever)

不支
bù zhī

to be unable to endure

支出
zhī chū

to spend; to pay out

支持度
zhī chí dù

degree of support

支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì

scattered and smashed (idiom)

印支绿鹊
yìn zhī lǜ què

(bird species of China) Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)

精神支柱
jīng shén zhī zhù

moral pillars

支族
zhī zú

subfamily

支招
zhī zhāo

to give advice

支公司
zhī gōng sī

subsidiary

支线
zhī xiàn

branch line

支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí

(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth

俾路支
bǐ lù zhī

Balochi (ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan)

开支
kāi zhī

expenditures

枪支
qiāng zhī

a gun

干支
gān zhī

the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝

预支
yù zhī

to pay in advance

支恐
zhī kǒng

to support terrorism

转移支付
zhuǎn yí zhī fù

transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)

支离
zhī lí

fragmented

寅支卯粮
yín zhī mǎo liáng

see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yín chī mǎo liáng]

可支付性
kě zhī fù xìng

affordability

细支气管炎
xì zhī qì guǎn yán

bronchiolitis

支与流裔
zhī yǔ liú yì

lit. branches and descendants

支气管
zhī qì guǎn

bronchial tube

印支半岛
yìn zhī bàn dǎo

now written 中南半島|中南半岛[zhōng nán bàn dǎo]

支支吾吾
zhī zhī wú wú

to hem and haw

印度支那半岛
yìn dù zhī nà bàn dǎo

now written 中南半島|中南半岛[zhōng nán bàn dǎo]

支配力
zhī pèi lì

power or force to dominate

超支
chāo zhī

to overspend

支系统
zhī xì tǒng

subsystem

支行
zhī háng

subbranch of a bank

支努干
zhī nǔ gān

Chinook (helicopter)

支持
zhī chí

to be in favor of

支流
zhī liú

tributary (river)

支柱
zhī zhù

mainstay

支付
zhī fù

to pay (money)

乌德勒支
wū dé lè zhī

Utrecht

分支
fēn zhī

branch (of company, river etc)

旅行支票
lǚ xíng zhī piào

traveler's check

支承销
zhī chéng xiāo

fulcrum pin

支援
zhī yuán

to provide assistance

多种语言支持
duō zhǒng yǔ yán zhī chí

multilingual support

支配权
zhī pèi quán

authority to dispose of sth

支前
zhī qián

to support the front (military)

支撑架
zhī chēng jià

bracket

收支相抵
shōu zhī xiāng dǐ

to break even

饭后一支烟,赛过活神仙
fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān

have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)

支队
zhī duì

detachment (of troops)

印支期
yìn zhī qī

Indo-Chinese epoch (geology)

平板支撑
píng bǎn zhī chēng

plank (exercise)

透支
tòu zhī

(banking) to overdraw

垫支
diàn zhī

to advance funds

支票
zhī piào

check (bank)

支部
zhī bù

branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party

支走
zhī zǒu

to send sb away (with an excuse)

支应
zhī yìng

to deal with

月支
yuè zhī

the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty (also written 月氏[yuè zhī])

支气管炎
zhī qì guǎn yán

bronchitis

蜈支洲岛
wú zhī zhōu dǎo

Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan

支书
zhī shū

branch secretary