"支" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Structure
Decomp. 十又
Prononciation
Mandarin zhī
Entry Methods
Pinyin zhi1
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JE
十水
Sijiao 4040.7
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CNS 11643 1-4545
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 zhī 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
Results beginning with 支
 zhī chí to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhī fù to pay (money)
 zhī chēng to prop up / to support / strut / brace
 zhī yuán to provide assistance / to support / to back
 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expense
 zhī zhù mainstay / pillar / prop / backbone
 zhī duì detachment (of troops)
 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party
 zhī háng subbranch of a bank
 zhī pèi to control / to dominate / to allocate
 zhī piào check (bank) / cheque / CL:本[ben3]
 zhī jià trestle / support / frame / to prop sth up
 zhī zhāo to give advice / to make a suggestion / to help out
线 zhī xiàn branch line / side road / spur / fig. secondary plot (in a story)
 zhī diǎn fulcrum (for a lever)
 zhī liú tributary (river)
 zhī jiào program bringing education to underdeveloped areas / to work in such a program
 zhī wu to respond evasively or vaguely / to elude / to stall
 zhī wú to resist / to deal with
 Zhī nà phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory
 zhī qǔ to withdraw (money)
 zhī chéng to support / to bear the weight of (a building)
 zhī shū branch secretary / secretary of a branch of the Communist Party or the Communist Youth League / abbr. for 支部書記|支部书记
 zhī kāi to send (sb) away / to change the subject / to open (an umbrella etc)
 zhī zuò abutment
 zhī zhù support
使 zhī shǐ to order (sb) around / to send on an errand / to order away
 zhī xì branch or subdivision of a family
 zhī lí fragmented / disorganized / incoherent
 zhī qián to support the front (military)
 zhī yìng to deal with / to wait on / to provide for
 zhī jiě variant of 肢解[zhi1 jie3]
 zhī biān to help develop the border areas
 zhī chāi to assign corvée duties (forced labor)
 zhī diàn branch store
 zhī gēn branching root / rootlet
 zhī guāng watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs
 zhī kǒng to support terrorism / abbr. for 支持恐怖主義|支持恐怖主义[zhi1 chi2 kong3 bu4 zhu3 yi4]
 zhī zǐ son of a concubine or son of the wife other than her first
 zhī zi support / stand / trivet / (cooking utensil) gridiron / (variant of 梔子|栀子[zhi1 zi5]) cape jasmine
 zhī zǒu to send sb away (with an excuse)
 zhī zú subfamily
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 Zhī fù bǎo Alipay, online payment platform
 zhī chí zhě supporter
 zhī qì guǎn bronchial tube / bronchus
 zhī chí lu:4 support level / popularity rating
 zhī gōng sī subsidiary / branch
 zhī yuán tǐ Mycoplasma (parasitic bacteria without cell wall)
 zhī pèi quán authority to dispose of sth
簿 zhī piào bù checkbook (banking)
 zhī pèi lì power or force to dominate
  side reaction
  Payment Unit
 zhī chēng jià bracket
 zhī chéng xiāo fulcrum pin
 zhī chéng xù applet
 zhī chí dù degree of support / percentage of vote
 zhī liú yù sub-basin
 zhī nǔ gān Chinook (helicopter)
 zhī xì tǒng subsystem
 zhī yuán jiàn support ship / floating base
 zhī lí pò suì scattered and smashed (idiom)
 zhī qì guǎn yán bronchitis
 zhī zhī wú wú to hem and haw / to stall / to stammer / to mumble / to falter
 zhī wú qí cí (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth / evasive
  support vehicle
  Support Officer
  Support Centre
  lateral drain / field drain
  willingness to pay
  expenditure pattern
  support space
  pay status
  support sections
  gross national expenditure
  Support Assistant
  backstop services
 zhī chí fù wù supporting services
 zhī chū huì zǒng Summarization of Expenditures
 zhī chū yòng tú object of expenditure
 zhī fù bù qǐ to be unable to pay / unaffordable
 zhī fù dé qǐ to be able to pay / affordable
 zhī fù huò bì currency of payment
 zhī fù shòu quán payment authorization
 zhī piào zhàng hù checking account (US) / transactional account (UK)
 zhī yuán huǒ lì supporting fire
 zhī yuán xiǎo zǔ Support Group
 zhī yuán zǔ zhī supporting organization
 zhī yǔ liú yì lit. branches and descendants / of a similar kind / related
 zhī zhù bù mén pillar
 zhī zhù chǎn yè mainstay industry
 zhī zhù fèi yòng support costs
 zhī zhù huó dòng support activities
 zhī zhù rén yuán support staff
 zhī zhù yù suàn support budget
  cheque imprinting machine / cheque printing machine
  loya jirga
  Support Services
  supporting commander
  Uniform Law on Cheques
  Support Committee
  Support Services Unit
 zhī chí xìng zhèng jù supporting evidence
 zhī chū hé zhǔn quán authority for expenditure
 zhī yuán tǐ fèi yán Mycoplasma pneumonia
 zhī zhù bàn gōng shì Support Office
 zhī zhù shì wù kē Support Services Section
  object code
  Support Implementation Group
 zhī chū dī yú yù suàn underexpenditure
 zhī chū gāo yú yù suàn overexpenditure
 zhī chū yòng tú zhàng hù object of expenditure account
 zhī zhù zhàng hù yuán é support account post
  Support Programme Coordination Unit
 zhī piào qiān zì rén xiǎo zǔ cheque signatory panel
  Conference to Support Middle East Peace
  Framework Programme of Support to Communities
  Convention on the Stamp Laws in connection with Cheques
 zhī zhù yíng yǎng huó dòng xiàng mù Project to Support Nutrition Activities
  International Conference in Support of Afghanistan
 zhī zhù fèi yòng wèn tí gōng zuò duì Task Force on Support Costs
 zhī zhù fèi yòng wèn tí zhuān jiā zǔ Expert Group on Support Costs
  Fonds d'appui aux initiatives de base
  Catholics for Choice
  Business Council for the United Nations
  Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems
  Intergovernmental Working Group on Support Costs
  Public Forum in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace
  Conference on Support to Independent Namibia
  Declaration of the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan
  Technical Committee in Support of the Electoral Process
  Inter-Agency Task Force on the Support Cost Study
  Special Initiative for Least Developed Countries
  Catholics for a Free Choice
  Trust Fund in Support of the Peace Process in the Sudan
  Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries
 zhī chí guó jì nóng yào yán jiū xié shāng xiǎo zǔ Consultative Group for Support of International Agricultural Research
 zhī zhù jiā shā jiù yè fāng àn xìn tuō jī jīn Trust Fund for Support to the Employment Programme in Gaza
 zhī zhù lā dīng měi zhōu guó jiā wài jiāo shì wù Support for the Foreign Services of the Countries of Latin America
  Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries / Integrated Framework / Integrated Framework for Least Developed Countries / Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance
  Trust Fund for the Support of the Activities of MINURCAT
  Trust Fund in Support of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations
  Programme for the Support of Women's Leadership and Representation
  International Conference in Support of the Peoples of Portuguese Colonies
  Ministerial Meeting in Support of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
 zhī zhù lián hé guó sēn lín lùn tán xìn tuō jī jīn Trust Fund in support of the United Nations Forum on Forests
  Trust Fund to Support the Ituri Pacification Commission
  International Conference of civil society in support of Middle East peace
  Ad hoc Special Conference to Support the Peace Process in Liberia
  London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority / London Meeting
Approximate Results for 支
 fēn zhī branch (of company, river etc) / to branch / to diverge / to ramify / to subdivide
 kāi zhī expenditures / expenses / CL:筆|笔[bi3], 項|项[xiang4] / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages
 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure
 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse
 qiāng zhī a gun / guns in general
 dì zhī the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
 gān zhī the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝 / sexagenary cycle
 chāo zhī to overspend
 jié zhī to save on expenditure
 yù zhī to pay in advance / to get payment in advance
 diàn zhī to advance funds
 jiè zhī to get an advance on one's pay
 bù zhī to be unable to endure
 cháng zhī cecum
 shā zhī (textiles) yarn count (unit indicating the fineness of a yarn) / (sometimes used loosely to mean thread count)
 tuō Zhī de-Sinicization and rejection of Han culture
 Yìn Zhī abbr. for 印度支那[Yin4 du4 zhi1 na4]
 Yuè zhī the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty (also written 月氏[Yue4 zhi1])
 yǔ zhī language branch
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 Bǐ lù zhī Balochi (ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan)
 Dà yuè zhī variant of 大月氏[Da4 Yue4 zhi1]
 hé zhī yuán nuclear support
 shí èr zhī the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 / (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
 shòu zhī pèi subject to (foreign domination, emotions etc)
 Wú zhī qí a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey
 yǎn huà zhī clade (biology)
 Yìn Zhī qī Indo-Chinese epoch (geology) / Indosinian orogeny
 zhuǎn yí zhī fù transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)
 guó jì shōu zhī balance of payments
 jīng shén zhī zhù moral pillars / spiritual props
 Wú zhī zhōu Dǎo Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan
 zuǒ zhī yòu chù to be in straitened circumstances
 lè bù kě zhī overjoyed (idiom) / as pleased as punch
 yī mù nán zhī lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) / fig. one is helpless alone
  technical support
  administrative expenditure
  tribal sub-fraction
  technical backstopping
  geographic support
  5th Pillar
  obligating system
  current expenditure
  fund-raising support
  career support
  five pillars
  prisoner-of-war compound / POW compound
  air support
  Planning Support
  general support
  programme support
  medical support
  military spending
 Bā lún zhī Hǎi Barents Sea
 bǐ lù zhī rén Baluch
 Bǐ lù zhī shěng Balochistan (Pakistan)
 bǔ chōng zhī fù replenishment payment
 bù mén zhī zhù sectoral support
线 dào lù zhī xiàn feeder roads
 duō bian zhī chū multilateral expenditures
 fāng àn zhī chū programme expenditures
 gōng gòng kāi zhī public expenditure
 guàn zhù zhī jià perfusion stand / IV stand
 hòu qín zhī yuán service support
 hòu qín zhī zhù logistic(al) backup / logistic(al) servicing
 huán bǎo kāi zhī defensive expenditures
 jié zhī dòng wù arthropod
 jīng jiǎn kāi zhī to reduce spending / to cut spending
 jūn fèi kāi zhī military spending
 kāi zhī gāo fēng spending peak
 kě zhī fù xìng affordability
 kòng bái zhī piào blank check
 lu:3 xíng zhī piào traveler's check
 píng bǎn zhī chēng plank (exercise)
 sān dài zhī zhù three pillars
 shēng tài tòu zhī ecological overshoot
 shí èr dì zhī the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 / (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
 shí wù zhī fù in-kind payment
 shōu zhī xiāng dǐ to break even / balance between income and expenditure
 shuāng bian zhī chū bilateral expenditures
 suí xū zhī zhù on-demand support
 wū dé lè zhī Utrecht
 Wū tè liè zhī Utrecht, city in Netherlands
 xiàn jīn zhī chū cash expense
 xiàn jīn zhī zhù cash assistance
 xiǎn kè wēi zhī Henryk
 xiǎo é zhī fù micropayment
 xiǎo zhī qì guǎn bronchiole
 xuǎn jǔ zhī zhù elections support
 yán chí zhī yuán delayed support
 yè jì zhī zhù performance pillar
 Yìn dù zhī nà Indochina
 Yìn zhī Bàn dǎo Indochina (abbr. for colonial term 印度支那半島|印度支那半岛[Yin4 du4 zhi1 na4 Ban4 dao3]) / now written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]
绿 Yìn Zhī lu:4 què (bird species of China) Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
 yín zhī mǎo liáng see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]
 yù jì zhī chū projected expenditures
 yún zhī néng lì absorptive capacity
 zhí jiē zhī yuán direct support
 zhí jiē zhī zhù direct support
 zī běn zhī chū capital expenditure
 zuì zhōng zhī chū final expenditure
 kě zhī pèi shōu rù disposable income
 Liè zhī dūn shì dēng Liechtenstein
  Technical Support Team
  Mediation Support Unit
  Electronic Support Service
  Specialist Support Service
  Linguistic Support Unit
  Aviation Support Section
  accrual
  technical support group
  Field Support Service
  contingency authority
  Audio-Visual Support Unit
  Implementation Support Unit
  Administrative Support Division
  Operational Support Service
  Management Support Service
  mycobacterial infection / mycobacteriosis
  Oversight Support Unit
  Promotional Support Unit
  non-alloted expenditure
  Technology Support Division
  transfer payment
  Aggregate Measurement of Support
  Systems Support Branch
  Procurement Support Office
  Central Payments Office
  payment of benefits
  organizational support (logistics)
  Technical Support Section
  Feeding Support Unit
  Financial Support Section
  managerial support services
  Stabilization Support Unit
  current expenditure
  Fund-raising Support Unit
  Programme Support Unit
  county support team
  technical support network
  Outreach Support Unit
  Judicial Support Division
  Operations Support Group
  Policy Support Unit
  Oversight Support Section
  Environment Support Section
  Operations Support Section
  Recruitment Support Section
  Systems Support Section
  General Support Unit
  Technical Support Service
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