支撐 [－撑]

Jyutping zi1 caang1
Pinyin zhī chēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to prop up
  2. to support
  3. strut
  4. brace
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    頂住​一樣​嘢​等​佢​唔​好​倒塌​或者​跌落​嚟
    to prop up; to sustain; to support
    • 條柱支撐起成個屋頂。
      条柱支撑起成个屋顶。
      tiu4 cyu5 zi1 caang1 hei2 seng4 go3 uk1 deng2.
      This column supports the whole roof.
    • 成頭家由佢一個人支撐。
      成头家由佢一个人支撑。
      seng4 tau4 gaa1 jau4 keoi5 jat1 go3 jan4 zi1 caang1.
      He has to support his whole family.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literally
    to prop up; to sustain (weight, roof and etc); to support
    (syn.) 拄
  2. verb, figuratively
    to endure; to hold out; to support
    • 爸爸失去了工作，一家人的生活全靠媽媽支撐。
      爸爸失去了工作，一家人的生活全靠妈妈支撑。
      bà ba shī qù le gōng zuò ， yī jiā rén de shēng huó quán kào mā ma zhī chēng ．
      Dad lost his job, so the whole family had to be supported by mum.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #1065
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    日本的经济是由一群勤奋工作的大城市上班族支撑起的。
    日本的經濟是由一群勤奮工作的大城市上班族支撐起的。
    rì běn de jīng jì shì yóu yī qún qín fèn gōng zuò de dà chéng shì shàng bān zú zhī chēng qǐ de 。
    • Japan has an economy that is supported by hard-working company employees in big cities.
  2. Mandarin
    政府官员表示，没有证据支撑中国学生可能是无意中传播病毒的人的观点。
    政府官員表示，沒有證據支撐中國學生可能是無意中傳播病毒的人的觀點。
    zhèng fǔ guān yuán biǎo shì ， méi yǒu zhèng jù zhī chēng zhōng guó xué sheng kě néng shì wú yì zhōng chuán bō bìng dú de rén de guān diǎn 。
    • Government officials say there’s no evidence to support the suggestion that Chinese students may be the ones inadvertently spreading the virus.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    如果你想将呢个理论应用落去发展新科技嘅话，前提系个理论要有科研证据支撑。
    如果你想將呢個理論應用落去發展新科技嘅話，前提係個理論要有科研證據支撐。
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 soeng2 zoeng1 nei1 go3 lei5 leon6 jing3 jung6 lok6 heoi3 faat3 zin2 san1 fo1 gei6 ge3 waa2, cin4 tai4 hai6 go3 lei5 leon6 jiu3 jau5 fo1 jin4 zing3 geoi3 zi1 caang1.
    • If you would like to apply this theory to developing new technology, the premise is that the theory must be supported by empirical evidence.
  2. Cantonese
    支撑
    支撐
    zi1 caang1
    • to support
    • to prop
  3. Cantonese
    条柱支撑起成个屋顶。
    條柱支撐起成個屋頂。
    tiu4 cyu5 zi1 caang1 hei2 seng4 go3 uk1 deng2.
    • This column supports the whole roof.
  4. Cantonese
    成头家由佢一个人支撑。
    成頭家由佢一個人支撐。
    seng4 tau4 gaa1 jau4 keoi5 jat1 go3 jan4 zi1 caang1.
    • He has to support his whole family.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    爸爸失去了工作，一家人的生活全靠妈妈支撑。
    爸爸失去了工作，一家人的生活全靠媽媽支撐。
    bà ba shī qù le gōng zuò ， yī jiā rén de shēng huó quán kào mā ma zhī chēng ．
    • Dad lost his job, so the whole family had to be supported by mum.