支柱
zhī zhù
Pinyin

Definition

支柱
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zhī zhù
  1. mainstay
  2. pillar
  3. prop
  4. backbone

Character Decomposition

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 (7)

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
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
  1. 1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù
  1. 1 lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
  2. 2 to replace the original with a fake
  3. 3 to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
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)

Sample Sentences

可不是嘛。重点是我要是不去工作，他以后就会一副高高在上的样子。他要是成了我的经济支柱，那我还不得每天对他鞠躬哈腰。
kěbushì ma 。chóngdiǎn shì wǒ yàoshi bù qù gōngzuò ，tā yǐhòu jiù huì yī fù gāogāozàishàng de yàngzi 。tā yàoshi chéng le wǒ de jīngjì zhīzhù ，nà wǒ hái bùdé měitiān duì tā jūgōng hāyāo 。
Isn’t that the truth! The main thing is if I don’t go to work, he’ll act all superior. If he becomes my main source of financial support, then I’ll also have to bow and curtsey to him every day.
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