Translation

• 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

Synonyms

• 分, 分层, 分支, 分段, 子, 岔, 岔开, 拨出, 支行, 旁, 汊港, 道岔, 隔开
• 戗, 抵, 撑, 撑住, 撑篙, 支撑, 硬撑, 顶
• 使唤, 支使, 支派
• 付出, 出, 开, 开发, 开支, 开销, 支付, 支出

Examples

• 这支笔和我昨天掉的那支一样。
  This is the same pen that I lost yesterday.
• 我需要一支铅笔，我能用你的其中一支吗？
  I need a pencil. Can I use one of yours?
• 这支铅笔有多长？
  How long is this pencil?
• 这是一支铅笔。
  This is a pencil.
• 从地上捡起这支铅笔。
  Pick up the pencil from the floor.
• 十支队伍竞逐奖项。
  Ten teams competed for the prize.
• 计划的总开支为一亿円。
  The total expense for the project amounts to one hundred million yen.
• 这支笔是我的。
  This pen belongs to me.
• 那是一支铅笔。
  That is a pencil.
• 我买了二十四支铅笔。
  I bought two dozen pencils.