zhī

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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

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Words Containing 支

分支
fēn zhī

branch (of company, river etc)

支付
zhī fù

to pay (money)

支出
zhī chū

to spend; to pay out

支持
zhī chí

to be in favor of

支援
zhī yuán

to provide assistance

支撑
zhī chēng

to prop up

支柱
zhī zhù

mainstay

支流
zhī liú

tributary (river)

支票
zhī piào

check (bank)

支配
zhī pèi

to control

收支
shōu zhī

cash flow

透支
tòu zhī

(banking) to overdraw

开支
kāi zhī

expenditures

一木难支
yī mù nán zhī

lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)

不支
bù zhī

to be unable to endure

俾路支
bǐ lù zhī

Balochi (ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan)

俾路支省
bǐ lù zhī shěng

Balochistan (Pakistan)

借支
jiè zhī

to get an advance on one's pay

公共开支
gōng gòng kāi zhī

public expenditure

列支敦士登
liè zhī dūn shì dēng

Liechtenstein

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)

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)

印度支那
yìn dù zhī nà

Indochina

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]

印支半岛
yìn zhī bàn dǎo

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

印支期
yìn zhī qī

Indo-Chinese epoch (geology)

印支绿鹊
yìn zhī lǜ què

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

受支配
shòu zhī pèi

subject to (foreign domination, emotions etc)

可支付性
kě zhī fù xìng

affordability

可支配收入
kě zhī pèi shōu rù

disposable income

四肢支撑式
sì zhī zhī chēng shì

low plank (yoga pose)

国际收支
guó jì shōu zhī

balance of payments

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

垫支
diàn zhī

to advance funds

多种语言支持
duō zhǒng yǔ yán zhī chí

multilingual support

寅支卯粮
yín zhī mǎo liáng

see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yín chī mǎo liáng]

小支气管
xiǎo zhī qì guǎn

bronchiole

左支右绌
zuǒ zhī yòu chù

to be in straitened circumstances

巴伦支海
bā lún zhī hǎi

Barents Sea

干支
gān zhī

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

平板支撑
píng bǎn zhī chēng

plank (exercise)

支付不起
zhī fù bù qǐ

to be unable to pay

支付宝
zhī fù bǎo

Alipay, online payment platform

支付得起
zhī fù dé qǐ

to be able to pay

支使
zhī shǐ

to order (sb) around

支光
zhī guāng

watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs

支公司
zhī gōng sī

subsidiary

支前
zhī qián

to support the front (military)

支努干
zhī nǔ gān

Chinook (helicopter)

支原体
zhī yuán tǐ

Mycoplasma (parasitic bacteria without cell wall)

支原体肺炎
zhī yuán tǐ fèi yán

Mycoplasma pneumonia

支取
zhī qǔ

to withdraw (money)

支吾
zhī wú

to resist

支吾
zhī wu

to respond evasively or vaguely

支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí

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

支子
zhī zǐ

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

支差
zhī chāi

to assign corvée duties (forced labor)

支店
zhī diàn

branch store

支座
zhī zuò

abutment

支恐
zhī kǒng

to support terrorism

支应
zhī yìng

to deal with

支承
zhī chéng

to support

支承销
zhī chéng xiāo

fulcrum pin

支招
zhī zhāo

to give advice

支持度
zhī chí dù

degree of support

支持率
zhī chí lǜ

support level

支持者
zhī chí zhě

supporter

支撑架
zhī chēng jià

bracket

支支吾吾
zhī zhī wú wú

to hem and haw

支教
zhī jiào

program bringing education to underdeveloped areas

支族
zhī zú

subfamily

支书
zhī shū

branch secretary

支架
zhī jià

trestle

支柱产业
zhī zhù chǎn yè

mainstay industry

支根
zhī gēn

branching root

支气管
zhī qì guǎn

bronchial tube

支气管炎
zhī qì guǎn yán

bronchitis

支票簿
zhī piào bù

checkbook (banking)

支系
zhī xì

branch or subdivision of a family

支系统
zhī xì tǒng

subsystem

支线
zhī xiàn

branch line

支与流裔
zhī yǔ liú yì

lit. branches and descendants

支行
zhī háng

subbranch of a bank

支走
zhī zǒu

to send sb away (with an excuse)

支边
zhī biān

to help develop the border areas

支那
zhī nà

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

支部
zhī bù

branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party

支配力
zhī pèi lì

power or force to dominate

支配权
zhī pèi quán

authority to dispose of sth

支开
zhī kāi

to send (sb) away

支队
zhī duì

detachment (of troops)

支离
zhī lí

fragmented

支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì

scattered and smashed (idiom)

支点
zhī diǎn

fulcrum (for a lever)

收支平衡点
shōu zhī píng héng diǎn

break-even point

收支相抵
shōu zhī xiāng dǐ

to break even

旅行支票
lǚ xíng zhī piào

traveler's check

月支
yuè zhī

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

枪支
qiāng zhī

a gun

乐不可支
lè bù kě zhī

overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch

演化支
yǎn huà zhī

clade (biology)

乌德勒支
wū dé lè zhī

Utrecht

乌特列支
wū tè liè zhī

Utrecht, city in Netherlands

无支祁
wú zhī qí

a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey

空白支票
kòng bái zhī piào

blank check

节支
jié zhī

to save on expenditure

精神支柱
jīng shén zhī zhù

moral pillars

精简开支
jīng jiǎn kāi zhī

to reduce spending

纱支
shā zhī

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

细支气管炎
xì zhī qì guǎn yán

bronchiolitis

脱支
tuō zhī

de-Sinicization and rejection of Han culture

肠支
cháng zhī

cecum

蜈支洲岛
wú zhī zhōu dǎo

Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan

语支
yǔ zhī

language branch

超支
chāo zhī

to overspend

军费开支
jūn fèi kāi zhī

military spending

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)

预支
yù zhī

to pay in advance

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)