支
柱

Mainstay in Chinese: 支柱 (zhī zhù)

zhī zhù

mainstay

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Definitions

  1. 1mainstay
  2. 2pillar
  3. 3prop
  4. 4backbone

Stroke order

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支
柱

Zhuyin

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ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄓㄨˋ

zhù

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 农业是这个国家的经济支柱。

    nóng yè shì zhè ge guó jiā de jīng jì zhī zhù。

    Agriculture is the economic pillar of this country.

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Related words

支

zhī

to support

支持

zhī chí

to be in favor of

支票

zhī piào

check (bank)

支付

zhī fù

to pay (money)

支出

zhī chū

to spend

支配

zhī pèi

to control

支撑

zhī chēng

to prop up

支援

zhī yuán

to provide assistance

柱子

zhù zi

pillar

分支

fēn zhī

branch (of company, river etc)

开支

kāi zhī

expenditures

收支

shōu zhī

cash flow

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