挺住
tǐng zhù
Pinyin

Definition

挺住
 - 
tǐng zhù
  1. to stand firm
  2. to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

住
zhù
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to stay
  4. 4 to reside
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
挺
tǐng
  1. 1 straight
  2. 2 erect
  3. 3 to stick out (a part of the body)
  4. 4 to (physically) straighten up
  5. 5 to support
  6. 6 to withstand
  7. 7 outstanding
  8. 8 (coll.) quite
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 classifier for machine guns
住宅
zhù zhái
  1. 1 residence
  2. 2 tenement
住房
zhù fáng
  1. 1 housing
住院
zhù yuàn
  1. 1 to be in hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized

Idioms (2)

昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
  1. 1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. 2 in fine mettle (of animal)
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
  1. 1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs

Sample Sentences

天灾人祸不由人，你要挺住！你现在在哪里？
tiānzāirénhuò bù yóu rén ，nǐ yào tǐngzhù ！nǐ xiànzài zài nǎli ？
Natural disasters are out of our control. You can't give up! Where are you now?
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陈瑶，你马上就要出庭了。你现在不能有杂念，一定要挺住！
Chén Yáo ，nǐ mǎshàng jiùyào chūtíng le 。nǐ xiànzài bùnéng yǒu zániàn ，yīdìng yào tǐngzhù ！
Chen Yao, you need to appear in court soon. You can't have those distracting thoughts now! You need to stay strong!
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