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Meaning of 撑

Pinyin chēng

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

support / prop-up / to pole a boat / to open / to overfill

Usage

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撑 **Pronunciation**: chēng **Part of Speech**: Verb **Basic Meaning**: Support; sustain. **Meanings**: 1. 支着，支持: Support from under; sustain. - Example: 用两手撑着下巴 (Use both hands to prop up the chin). 2. 用篙使船前进: Push or move with a pole. - Example: 撑船 (Pole to move the boat). 3. 使张开: Maintain; keep up. - Example: 撑伞 (Open the umbrella). 4. 抢: Snatch; grab. - Example: 撑窝儿 (Grab territory). 5. 积攒;购买: Save (or collect) bit by bit; buy. - Example: 撑得来也勿容易 (It's not easy to accumulate). 6. 顶嘴，争辩: Talk back; argue. - Example: 撑嘴 (Make someone speechless). 7. 张开: Open; unfurl. - Example: 撑舌 (Open the tongue). --- **Part of Speech**: Adjective **Meanings**: 1. 过度饱满，充填使饱满: Fill to the point of bursting. - Example: 有点撑 (Feeling a bit full). 2. 美丽: Beautiful. - Example: 撑达 (Pretty; outstanding). --- **Part of Speech**: Noun **Meaning**: A device for support; brace. - Example: 撑臂 (Brace).

支撑 zhī chēng

to prop up / to support / strut / brace

撑腰 chēng yāo

to support / to brace

硬撑 yìng chēng

to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc

撑住 chēng zhù

hang on / hold up / hang in / support / brace / shore / stake

撑持 chēng chí

(fig.) to sustain / to shore up

撑船 chēng chuán

to punt / to pole a boat

撑开 chēng kāi

strut

支撑点 zhī chēng diǎn

supporting point

撑竿跳高 chēng gān tiào gāo

pole vault / also written 撐桿跳高|撑杆跳高

撑篙 chēng gāo

pole / barge-pole

支撑力 zhī chēng lì

braced force / holding power

撑得住 chēng dé zhù

strong enough to prop up or support

撑门面 chēng mén miàn

to keep up appearances / to put up a front

撑杆 chēng gān

a pole / a prop

俯卧撑 fǔ wò chēng

press-up (physical exercise) / push-up

撑伞 chēng sǎn

open an umbrella