支持

zhīchí

to be in favor of; to support; to back

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

支
  • 支付zhīfùto pay (money)B4
  • 支zhīsurname ZhiB5
  • 支zhīsurname ZhiB6
  • 支撑zhīchēngto prop upB6
  • 支出zhīchūto spendB6
  • 分支fēnzhībranch (of company, river etc)B7
  • 开支kāizhīexpendituresB7
持
  • 坚持jiānchíto persevere withB3
  • 保持bǎochíto keepB5
  • 持续chíxùto continueB5
  • 维持wéichíto keepB5
  • 主持zhǔchíto take charge ofB5
  • 持久chíjiǔlastingB6
  • 持有chíyǒuto hold (passport, views etc)B6

See it in sentences

我们都支持他。

We all support him.

爸爸支持我的决定。

Dad supports my decision.