"Support" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhī chí to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4]
 chéng shòu to bear / to support / to inherit
 zhī chēng to prop up / to support / strut / brace
 xié dài to carry (on one's person) / to support (old) / Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4]
 zhī yuán to provide assistance / to support / to back
 zàn zhù to support / to assist / to sponsor
 yī tuō to rely on / to depend on / support
 yōng hù to endorse / to support
 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
 dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support
 tǐng straight / erect / to stick out (a part of the body) / to (physically) straighten up / to support / to withstand / outstanding / (coll.) quite / very / classifier for machine guns
 yuán zhù to help / to support / to aid / aid / assistance
 jiù yuán to save / to support / to help / to assist
 fù zài to carry / to support / load
 zhī jià trestle / support / frame / to prop sth up
 yǎng huo to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth
 hòu dùn support / backing
 lā che to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat
 lì tǐng to support / to back
 chēng yāo to support / to brace
 shēng yuán to support (a cause)
 fú zhí to foster / to support
 shàn yǎng to support / to provide support for / to maintain
 yōng dài to give one's allegiance / (popular) support
 yǐ kào to lean on / to rest against / to rely on / support / backing / back of a chair
 tí xié to lead by the hand / to guide / to support
 zhī chéng to support / to bear the weight of (a building)
 jǐ yǎng provisions / supplies / victuals / (literary) to support / to provide for / to look after
 diàn gāo a support / to raise / to bolster / to jack up
 zhī zhù support
 zī resources / capital / to provide / to supply / to support / money / expense
 fèng yǎng to look after (elderly parents) / to serve / to support
 chí to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control
 gǔ qì to puff up / to swell up / to inflate / to blow air into sth / (fig.) to encourage / to support
 yǎng to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth
 bāng to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society
 jià to support / frame / rack / framework / classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
 yōng to hold / to embrace / to wrap around / to gather around (sb) / to throng / to swarm / to support / Taiwan pr. [yong3]
 dǐ to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)
 zàn to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)
 chēng to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support
 zhěng to raise / to aid / to support / to save / to rescue
 shàn to support / to provide for
 yī kào to rely on sth (for support etc) / to depend on
 jiè zhù to draw support from / with the help of
 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself
 gōng yǎng to supply / to provide for one's elders / to support one's parents
 zhàn tái platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website
 chān fú to lend an arm to support sb
 jiē yìng to provide support / to come to the rescue
 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living
 shū xuè to transfuse blood / to give aid and support
 zào shì to boost support or interest / to campaign / to promote
 xiào jìng to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents
 yǎng jiā to support a family / to raise a family
 jiǎn zāi to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)
 lā piào to campaign for votes / to ask voters for support
 zhī chí lu:4 support level / popularity rating
 kuáng dǐng (slang) to strongly support / to strongly approve of
 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom)
 bāo èr nǎi to cohabit with and financially support a mistress
 fǔ yǎng fèi child support payment (after a divorce)
 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury
 fǎn bǔ to support one's parents in their old age / to show filial piety / to to repay / to return a favor
 yī biān dǎo to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side / to support unconditionally
 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval
 cè yìng to support by coordinated action
 yáo qí nà hǎn to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom) / to egg sb on / to give support to
 bàn chàng vocal accompaniment / to accompany a singer / to support of sb / to echo sb / to chime in with sb
 yuán Zàng pro-Tibet / to support Tibet / to support Tibetan independence
 bāng qiāng vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas / to speak in support of / to chime in
 rén mín zhàn zhēng people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign
 yā zhèn to bring up the rear / to provide support / to hold the lines
 shàn yǎng fèi alimony / child support / maintenance allowance
 jìng jià eyeglasses frame / CL:副[fu4] / mirror support
 jiè zhòng to rely on sb for support
 pín xià zhōng nóng (category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants)
 bù dé rén xīn not to enjoy popular support / to be unpopular
 xiàng bèi to support or oppose
 shāng qíng the state of moisture in the soil (and whether it can support a crop)
 wú yuán without support / helpless
 zhī qián to support the front (military)
 chī bu zhù to be unable to bear or support
 chú qiáng fú ruò to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor
 hù zhǒu elbow pad / elbow support
 lǐ qū cí qióng lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) / fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position / to not have a leg to stand on
 chī lǐ pá wài to work against the interests of sb one derives support from / to double-cross one's employer / to bite the hand that feeds you
 fú to support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help
 yè to support by the arm / to help / to promote / at the side / also pr. [yi4]
 gū jūn fèn zhàn lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom) / fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
 gū zhǎng nán míng It's hard to clap with only one hand. / It takes two to tango / It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
 qiāo biān gǔ to back sb up / to support sb in an argument / (lit. to beat nearby drum)
 shī dào guǎ zhù an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support
 dé dào duō zhù a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom) / those upholding justice will find help all around
 fú ruò yì qiáng to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom) / robbing the rich to help the poor
 zài zhōu fù zhōu to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom) / fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.
 dǐng mén zhuàng hù to support the family business (idiom)
 yǎng jiā huó kǒu to support one's family (idiom)
 yǎng jiā hú kǒu to support one's family (idiom) / to have difficulty feeding a family
 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support
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