撑

Pinyin: chēng

to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain

Example sentence

绳子不够牢固,撑不住他。

Shéngzi bù gòu láogù, chēng bù zhù tā.

The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.

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What 撑 means

撑 (chēng) is a Chinese word meaning “to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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