HSK 4 vocabulary › 支持
支持
支持 in English: to be in favor of; to support
zhī chí
to be in favor of; to support
How to pronounce 支持
zhī chí (without tone marks: zhi chi). zhī is a first (high, level) tone; chí is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 支持
支 zhī
to support; to sustain; to erect
to support; to sustain; to erect
持 chí
to hold; to grasp; to support
to hold; to grasp; to support
Example sentences with 支持
| 有人支持，也有人怀疑。 | from A New Plan for the Traditional Market |
| 部分居民支持开发，另一些人则认为灯塔见证了渔村的变迁，是不可替代的文化遗产。 | from The Last Lighthouse by the Sea |
Related words
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with; to persist in | HSK 4 |
| 支 | zhī | to support; to sustain | HSK 5 |
| 支票 | zhī piào | check (bank); cheque | HSK 5 |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain | HSK 5 |
| 持续 | chí xù | to continue; to persist | HSK 5 |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of; to manage or direct | HSK 5 |
| 开支 | kāi zhī | expenditures; expenses | HSK 6 |
| 支撑 | zhī chēng | to prop up; to support | HSK 6 |
| 支出 | zhī chū | to spend; to pay out | HSK 6 |
| 支流 | zhī liú | tributary (river) | HSK 6 |