HSK 4 · Verbs

支持 zhīchí “to support” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 支持 means

  1. to support
  2. to be in favour of
  3. to back
  4. backing
  5. to stand by

Measure word 个 gè · 一个支持 yí ge zhīchí

How to say 支持

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale支zhī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale持chí2nd tone, rising

支持 in a sentence

  1. 我支持你。

    Wǒ zhīchí nǐ.

    I support you.

    Sentence #454506 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我们需要她的支持。

    Wǒmen xūyào tā de zhīchí.

    We need her support.

    Sentence #13861329 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 不管你认不认识他，你都应该支持他的想法。

    Bùguǎn nǐ rèn bu rènshi tā, nǐ dōu yīnggāi zhīchí tā de xiǎngfǎ.

    Whether you know him or not, you should support his idea.

    Sentence #1517474 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 支持 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 支 (zhī) with each of its parts in a different colour
支zhīto support
  • 十ten · shí
  • 又again · yòu
The character 持 (chí) with each of its parts in a different colour
持chíto hold
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 寺court · sìSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 寺 (sì) hints at the sound. Compare it with chí.

How to write 支持

支 4 strokes · 持 9 strokes

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支持 (zhīchí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 支持 (zhīchí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 支持

Words with 支

支zhī · measure word for pens支票zhīpiào · cheque支撑zhīchēng · to support支配zhīpèi · to control支援zhīyuán · to support开支kāizhī · expenses支出zhīchū · expenditure支流zhīliú · tributary (river)支柱zhīzhù · pillar

Words with 持

坚持jiānchí · to persevere with保持bǎochí · to keep持续chíxù · to continue主持zhǔchí · to host (a programme or event)维持wéichí · to maintain持久chíjiǔ · lasting

More words: Thinking & Talking

以为yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)原谅yuánliàng · to excuse阅读yuèdú · to read证明zhèngmíng · proof重视zhòngshì · to take seriously总结zǒngjié · to sum up尊重zūnzhòng · to esteem报道bàodào · to report (news)

FAQs

支持 (zhīchí) means “to support” or “to be in favour of”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it zhīchí: zhī with a 1st tone, then chí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 支持 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to support is 一个支持 (yí ge zhīchí).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhichi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 支持 from the suggestions. Typing zhichi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
支持 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.