支撑

• 拼音: zhī chēng
• 汉字拆解: 支 = 十 (ten) + 又 (hand), hand holding a branch; 撑 = 扌 (hand) + 掌 (palm)

含义

To support; to prop up; to sustain physically or figuratively.

Literally means to hold something up physically. Figuratively used for sustaining businesses, economies, or people through difficult times. Can describe both physical structures and abstract concepts like morale or finances.

例句

1. 这根柱子支撑着整个建筑的重量。
2. 在最艰难的日子里，家人的鼓励支撑着他走了过来。
3. 出口贸易是支撑这个国家经济的重要支柱。

用法指南

语境: construction, business, emotional

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 是什么支撑你坚持下来的？(What sustained you to keep going?)
• 我们需要更多资金来支撑运营。(We need more funding to sustain operations.)

错误说法

• 我支撑了一个苹果。(Incorrect — use 撑 or 托 for holding objects; 支撑 is for structural support)

起源与历史

Compound of 支 (branch, support) and 撑 (prop up, support). Together they emphasize the act of holding something up.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal