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HSK 6
撑
撐
chēng
1.
to support
2.
to prop up
3.
to push or move with a pole
4.
to maintain
5.
to open or unfurl
6.
to fill to bursting point
7.
brace
8.
stay
9.
support
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (19)
硬撑
yìngchēng
to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc
撑拒
chēngjù
to resist
撑持
chēngchí
(fig.) to sustain
撑杆
chēnggān
a pole
撑死
chēngsǐ
full to the point of bursting
撑破
chēngpò
to burst
撑腰
chēngyāo
to support
支撑
zhīchēng
to prop up
撑场面
chēngchǎngmiàn
to keep up appearances
撑竿跳
chēnggāntiào
pole-vaulting
撑杆跳
chēnggāntiào
pole-vaulting
俯卧撑
fǔwòchēng
press-up (physical exercise)
支撑架
zhīchēngjià
bracket
撑门面
chēngménmiàn
to keep up appearances
吃饱撑着
chībǎochēngzhe
having nothing better to do
撑杆跳高
chēnggāntiàogāo
pole-vaulting
撑竿跳高
chēnggāntiàogāo
pole vault
吃饱了饭撑的
chībǎolefànchēngde
having nothing better to do
撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的
chēngsǐdǎndàde,èsǐdǎnxiǎode
fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,182
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,769 of 84,292