支
zhī
Pinyin

Definition

支
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zhī
  1. to support
  2. to sustain
  3. to erect
  4. to raise
  5. branch
  6. division
  7. to draw money
  8. classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
支
 - 
Zhī
  1. surname Zhi

Character Decomposition

Compounds (28)

技
jì
  1. 1 skill
支
Zhī
  1. 1 surname Zhi
支
zhī
  1. 1 to support
  2. 2 to sustain
  3. 3 to erect
  4. 4 to raise
  5. 5 branch
  6. 6 division
  7. 7 to draw money
  8. 8 classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
鼓
gǔ
  1. 1 old variant of 鼓[gǔ]
鼓
gǔ
  1. 1 drum
  2. 2 classifier: 通 tòng
  3. 3 classifier: 面 miàn
  4. 4 to drum
  5. 5 to strike
  6. 6 to rouse
  7. 7 to bulge
  8. 8 to swell

Related Words (20)

支持
zhī chí
  1. 1 to be in favor of
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 to stand by
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
支
Zhī
  1. 1 surname Zhi
支付
zhī fù
  1. 1 to pay (money)
支出
zhī chū
  1. 1 to spend
  2. 2 to pay out
  3. 3 expense
支援
zhī yuán
  1. 1 to provide assistance
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back

Idioms (4)

一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
  1. 1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is helpless alone
支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí
  1. 1 (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
  2. 2 evasive
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
  1. 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
乐不可支
lè bù kě zhī
  1. 1 overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch

Sample Sentences

一是，英国此前与欧盟达成的“脱欧”协议已3次遭英国议会下院投票否决。二是，欧洲议会选举投票23日在英国举行。多个民调显示，保守党支持率大幅落后于新成立的“脱欧党”。
yī shì ，Yīngguó cǐqián yǔ Ōuméng dáchéng de “tuōŌu ”xiéyì yǐ cì zāo Yīngguó yìhuì xiàyuàn tóupiào fǒujué 。èr shì ，ŌuzhōuYìhuì xuǎnjǔ tóupiào rì zài Yīngguó jǔxíng 。duōge míndiào xiǎnshì ，bǎoshǒudǎng zhīchílǜ dàfú luòhòu yú Xīn chénglì de “tuōŌu dǎng ”。
Firstly "Brexit" agreement reached by the United Kingdom with the European Union has been voted against by the lower house of the British Parliament three times. Secondly the European Parliament election will be held in the United Kingdom on the 23rd. A number of polls show that the Conservative Party’s support rate has lagged by a big margin behind the newly established “Brexit Party”.
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屋内一张桌子上，放了一个大相框，框上系着两条黑绳，框里是女孩儿的头像照片儿。相框前点着两支白色的蜡烛，中间摆了一个秦宇他们店里的外卖咖啡杯。
wū nèi yī zhāng zhuōzi shàng ，fàng le yī ge dà xiàngkuàng ，kuàng shàng xì zhe liǎng tiáo Hēi shéng ，kuàng lǐ shì nǚháiēr de tóuxiàng zhàopiàn r 。xiàngkuàng qián diǎn zhe liǎng Zhī báisè de làzhú ，zhōngjiān bǎi le yīgē QínYǔ tāmen diàn lǐ de wàimài kāfēi bēi 。
In the room, there was a desk. On top of it was a picture frame with the girl's portrait, tied with two black ropes. There were two white candles lit up in front of the frame, and there was a coffee cup from QinYu's shop in between the candles.
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参加演唱会既能支持爱豆，又可以获得身心满足，有何不可呢？
cānjiā yǎnchànghuì jì néng zhīchí àidòu ，yòu kěyǐ huòdé shēnxīn mǎnzú ，yǒuhébùkě ne ？
Why not if you can both support the idol when attending their concerts and be spiritually and mentally rewarded?
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那你肯定很难理解网上那些组织应援、为偶像摇旗呐喊的行为啦，现在很多偶像是通过粉丝支持、创造流量爆红的，所以粉丝几乎是他们的衣食父母呀。
nà nǐ kěndìng hěn nán lǐjiě wǎngshàng nàxiē zǔzhī yìngyuán 、wèi ǒuxiàng yáoqínàhǎn de xíngwéi la ，xiànzài hěnduō ǒuxiàng shì tōngguò fěnsī zhīchí 、chuàngzào liúliàng bàohóng de ，suǒyǐ fěnsī jīhū shì tāmen de yīshífùmǔ ya 。
Then you must find it hard to understand how online groups provide support, carry flags and shout support for their idols. Now many idols are supported by fans who help to create traffic. So fans have almost become their parents.
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你果然还是克制不住疯狂“剁手”的欲望呀!只是现在经济下行，还是应当谨慎支出，当心不要“入不敷出”呢。
nǐ guǒrán háishi kèzhì bùzhù fēngkuáng “duò shǒu ”de yùwàng ya !zhǐshì xiànzài jīngjì xiàxíng ，háishi yīngdāng jǐnshèn zhīchū ，dāngxīn bùyào “rùbùfūchū ”ne 。
You really cannot control your desire to shop! However as the economy is slowing down it’s better to be careful with our expenses to avoid overspending.
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太棒了！”女孩儿的邀约让秦宇乐不可支。他开始了打烊的例行工作，清点现金、洗杯子、洗咖啡机、擦桌子、拖地，每一件他都是边哼着歌边做着，他今晚真是开心极了。
tài bàng le ！”nǚháiēr de yāoyuē ràng lèbùkězhī 。tā kāishǐ le dǎyàng de lìxíng gōngzuò ，qīngdiǎn xiànjīn 、xǐ bēizi 、xǐ kāfēijī 、cā zhuōzi 、tuōdì ，měi yī jiàn tā dōu shì biān hēng zhe gē biān zuò zhe ，tā jīnwǎn zhēnshi kāixīn jíle 。
"Awesome! "Qinyu was overjoyed at the girl's invitation. He started the routine tasks for closing the shop. He counted up the cash, washed the glasses and coffee machine, wiped the tables, and mopped the floor. He was humming at the same time. He was extremely happy tonight.
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我看看啊，“50元代金劵仅限外卖自取”，外卖居然不支持送餐，你是在逗我玩儿吗？
wǒ kàn kàn a ，“ yuán dài jīn juàn jǐn xiàn wàimài zìqǔ ”，wàimài jūrán bù zhīchí sòngcān ，nǐ shì zài dòu wǒ wánr ma ？
Let me see. $50 voucher limited to self pick up takeaway. Takeouts limited to self pick up, are you joking?
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真是抱歉，是我的疏忽，要不…作为补偿，送您50元的外卖优惠券吧，我们下个月起就支持网上订餐了。
zhēnshi bàoqiàn ，shì wǒ de shūhu ，yào bù …zuòwéi bǔcháng ，sòng nín yuán de wàimài yōuhuì quàn ba ，wǒmen xiàgèyuè qǐ jiù zhīchí wǎngshàng dìng cān le 。
I’m very sorry for my negligence. As a compensation, please accept this $50 voucher for takeaway orders when our online ordering service is available.
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后来有位南郭先生听说了这事，心里琢磨着，觉得这可是个捞钱的大好机会，于是他千方百计地混进了那支乐队。虽然他根本不会吹竽，但每回乐队演奏，他都跟着装模作样，手指这么按一按，头那么摇一摇，不时地流露出沉醉的表情，看着还真像是一位专业的乐师。反正没吹出声，也不会出错被发现。
hòulái yǒu wèi Nánguō Xiānsheng tīngshuō le zhè shì ，xīnli zhuómo zhe ，juéde zhè kěshì ge lāoqián de dà hǎo jīhuì ，yúshì tā qiānfāngbǎijì de hùnjìn le nà Zhī yuèduì 。suīrán tā gēnběn bùhuì chuī yú ，dàn měi huí yuèduì yǎnzòu ，tā dōu gēnzhe zhuāngmózuòyàng ，shǒuzhǐ zhème àn yī àn ，tóu nàme Yáo yī Yáo ，bùshí de liúlù chū chénzuì de biǎoqíng ，kàn zhe hái zhēn xiàng shì yī wèi zhuānyè de yuèshī 。fǎnzhèng méi chuī chū shēng ，yě bùhuì chūcuò bèi fāxiàn 。
When a man named Nan Guo heard about this, he pondered to himself, thinking this is an amazing opportunity to fish for bucks. Therefore, he did everything possible to infiltrate this orchestra. Although he does not know how to play the yu at all, he just had to press a finger or two, nod his head a few times, and occasionally express that he is fully immersed to look like a real musician. As long as he doesn’t play out any sounds, no one would know if there was a mistake anyway.
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在距今大约两千三百多年前，战国时代齐国的一任国君齐宣王，特别喜欢听用竽吹奏出来的乐曲。齐宣王同时也是一位爱好排场的人，有天他命令手下替他高薪聘请了三百位擅长吹奏竽的乐师，组了一支大乐队，之后隔三差五就让这三百位乐师聚在一块儿合奏给他听。
zài jùjīn dàyuē liǎng qiān sān bǎi duō nián qián ，ZhànguóShídài Qíguó de yī Rèn guójūn QíXuānwáng ，tèbié xǐhuan tīng yòng yú chuīzòu chūlái de yuèqǔ 。QíXuānwáng tóngshí yě shì yī wèi àihào páichang de rén ，yǒu tiān tā mìnglìng shǒuxià tì tā gāoxīn pìnqǐng le sān bǎi wèi shàncháng chuīzòu yú de yuèshī ，zǔ le yī Zhī dà yuèduì ，zhīhòu gésānchàwǔ jiù ràng zhè sānbǎi wèi yuèshī jù zài yīkuàir hézòu gěi tā tīng 。
Around two thousand three hundred years ago, during the Warring States Period, there was a king from the Qi State, King Xuan of the State of Qi, who adored listening to musical compositions by the yu. The King was also someone who loved extravagant scenes. One day, he set out an order to his men to hire 300 musicians that played the yu to form an orchestra. After this, he would have these 300 musicians play the yu for him as an ensemble every few days.
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