How to say “support” in Chinese
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“Support” in Chinese is 支持, zhī chí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
支持 is read zhī chí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 又 “hand”; on top, 十: a hand holding a branch.
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “支持”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 支持. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 父母很支持我的决定fùmǔhěnzhīchíwǒdejuédìngMy parents really support my decision.
- 谢谢大家的支持xièxiedàjiādezhīchíThank you all for your support!
- 你的支持让我很开心nǐdezhīchíràngwǒhěnkāixīnYour support makes me really happy.
- 他有很多支持者tāyǒuhěnduōzhīchízhěHe has a lot of supporters.
- 即使别人不支持我也要试一下jíshǐbiérénbùzhīchí,wǒyěyàoshìyíxiàEven if others don't back me, I'm still going to give it a try.
- 不管别人怎么说我都支持你bùguǎnbiérénzěnmeshuō,wǒdōuzhīchínǐNo matter what others say, I support you.
More words from the lesson “Being there”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “support” in Chinese?
“Support” in Chinese is 支持, pinyin zhīchí.
What does 支持 mean?
支持 (zhīchí) means “support”.
How do you write 支持?
支持 is 2 characters: 支 (zhī) — support; pay out; 持 (chí) — hold. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 支 持?
支持 is read zhīchí. Tones: zhī — first tone, chí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“support” in the lesson “Being there”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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