"Mainstay" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 支柱 | zhī zhù | mainstay / pillar / prop / backbone |   |
| 主力军 | zhǔ lì jūn | main force (military) / (fig.) the group or element with the most impact / mainstay / main cohort | |
| 栋梁 | dòng liáng | ridgepole / ridgepole and beams / person able to bear heavy responsibility / mainstay (of organization) / pillar (of state) | |
| 中流砥柱 | zhōng liú dǐ zhù | mainstay / cornerstone / tower of strength | |
| 归依 | guī yī | to convert to (a religion) / to rely upon / refuge / mainstay | |
| 主心骨 | zhǔ xīn gǔ | backbone / mainstay / pillar / definite view / one's own judgment | |
| 台柱 | tái zhù | pillar / mainstay / star performer | |
| 桢 |  zhēn | (old) privet (genus Ligustrum) / (bound form) (old) wooden support placed at the ends of a wall during construction / (fig.) mainstay / pillar / backbone | |
| 梁木 | liáng mù | beam / rafter / lintel / person able to bear heavy responsibility / mainstay (of organization) / pillar (of state) | |
| 支柱产业 | zhī zhù chǎn yè | mainstay industry | |
