支 持 zhī chí to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4] 承 受 chéng shòu to bear / to support / to inherit 支 撑 zhī chēng to prop up / to support / strut / brace 携 带 xié dài to carry (on one's person) / to support (old) / Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4] 支 援 zhī yuán to provide assistance / to support / to back 赞 助 zàn zhù to support / to assist / to sponsor 依 托 yī tuō to rely on / to depend on / support 拥 护 yōng hù to endorse / to support 支 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 戴 to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support 挺 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 援 助 yuán zhù to help / to support / to aid / aid / assistance 救 援 jiù yuán to save / to support / to help / to assist 负 载 fù zài to carry / to support / load 支 架 zhī jià trestle / support / frame / to prop sth up 养 活 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 后 盾 hòu dùn support / backing 拉 扯 lā che to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat 力 挺 lì tǐng to support / to back 撑 腰 chēng yāo to support / to brace 声 援 shēng yuán to support (a cause) 扶 植 fú zhí to foster / to support 赡 养 shàn yǎng to support / to provide support for / to maintain 拥 戴 yōng dài to give one's allegiance / (popular) support 倚 靠 yǐ kào to lean on / to rest against / to rely on / support / backing / back of a chair 提 携 tí xié to lead by the hand / to guide / to support 支 承 zhī chéng to support / to bear the weight of (a building) 给 养 jǐ yǎng provisions / supplies / victuals / (literary) to support / to provide for / to look after 垫 高 diàn gāo a support / to raise / to bolster / to jack up 支 助 zhī zhù support 资 resources / capital / to provide / to supply / to support / money / expense 奉 养 fèng yǎng to look after (elderly parents) / to serve / to support 持 to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control 鼓 气 gǔ qì to puff up / to swell up / to inflate / to blow air into sth / (fig.) to encourage / to support 养 to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth 帮 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 架 to support / frame / rack / framework / classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc 拥 to hold / to embrace / to wrap around / to gather around (sb) / to throng / to swarm / to support / Taiwan pr. [yong3] 抵 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) 赞 to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc) 撑 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 拯 to raise / to aid / to support / to save / to rescue 赡 to support / to provide for 依 靠 yī kào to rely on sth (for support etc) / to depend on 借 助 jiè zhù to draw support from / with the help of 自 立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself 供 养 gōng yǎng to supply / to provide for one's elders / to support one's parents 站 台 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 搀 扶 chān fú to lend an arm to support sb 接 应 jiē yìng to provide support / to come to the rescue 谋 生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living 输 血 shū xuè to transfuse blood / to give aid and support 造 势 zào shì to boost support or interest / to campaign / to promote 孝 敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents 养 家 yǎng jiā to support a family / to raise a family 减 灾 jiǎn zāi to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities) 拉 票 lā piào to campaign for votes / to ask voters for support 支 持 率 zhī chí lu:4 support level / popularity rating 狂 顶 kuáng dǐng (slang) to strongly support / to strongly approve of 顶 天 立 地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom) 包 二 奶 bāo èr nǎi to cohabit with and financially support a mistress 抚 养 费 fǔ yǎng fèi child support payment (after a divorce) 抚 恤 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 反 哺 fǎn bǔ to support one's parents in their old age / to show filial piety / to to repay / to return a favor 一 边 倒 yī biān dǎo to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side / to support unconditionally 众 望 所 归 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval 策 应 cè yìng to support by coordinated action 摇 旗 呐 喊 yáo qí nà hǎn to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom) / to egg sb on / to give support to 伴 唱 bàn chàng vocal accompaniment / to accompany a singer / to support of sb / to echo sb / to chime in with sb 援 藏 yuán Zàng pro-Tibet / to support Tibet / to support Tibetan independence 帮 腔 bāng qiāng vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas / to speak in support of / to chime in 人 民 战 争 rén mín zhàn zhēng people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign 压 阵 yā zhèn to bring up the rear / to provide support / to hold the lines 赡 养 费 shàn yǎng fèi alimony / child support / maintenance allowance 镜 架 jìng jià eyeglasses frame / CL:副[fu4] / mirror support 借 重 jiè zhòng to rely on sb for support 贫 下 中 农 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) 不 得 人 心 bù dé rén xīn not to enjoy popular support / to be unpopular 向 背 xiàng bèi to support or oppose 墒 情 shāng qíng the state of moisture in the soil (and whether it can support a crop) 无 援 wú yuán without support / helpless 支 前 zhī qián to support the front (military) 吃 不 住 chī bu zhù to be unable to bear or support 锄 强 扶 弱 chú qiáng fú ruò to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor 护 肘 hù zhǒu elbow pad / elbow support 理 屈 词 穷 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 吃 里 爬 外 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 扶 to support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help 掖 to support by the arm / to help / to promote / at the side / also pr. [yi4] 孤 军 奋 战 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 孤 掌 难 鸣 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. 敲 边 鼓 qiāo biān gǔ to back sb up / to support sb in an argument / (lit. to beat nearby drum) 失 道 寡 助 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 得 道 多 助 dé dào duō zhù a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom) / those upholding justice will find help all around 扶 弱 抑 强 fú ruò yì qiáng to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom) / robbing the rich to help the poor 载 舟 覆 舟 zài zhōu fù zhōu to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom) / fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it. 顶 门 壮 户 dǐng mén zhuàng hù to support the family business (idiom) 养 家 活 口 yǎng jiā huó kǒu to support one's family (idiom) 养 家 糊 口 yǎng jiā hú kǒu to support one's family (idiom) / to have difficulty feeding a family 一 个 巴 掌 拍 不 响 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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