撑
Meaning
chēng cheng1
- to support
- to prop up
- to push or move with a pole
- to maintain
- to open or unfurl
- to fill to bursting point
- brace
- stay
- support
Example sentences
- The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.
- How long will this rope hold?
HSK words with 撑
More words with 撑
- 撑开 chēngkāi to stretch taut
- 撑死 chēngsǐ full to the point of bursting
- 强撑 qiǎngchēng to use all one's willpower (to do sth)
- 撑破 chēngpò to burst
- 撑船 chēngchuán to punt
- 硬撑 yìngchēng to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc
- 撑持 chēngchí (fig.) to sustain
- 撑腰 chēngyāo to support
- 撑杆 chēnggān a pole
- 裙撑 qúnchēng frame worn under a skirt; underskirt
- 撑伞 chēngsǎn to hold up an umbrella