进 進 jìn to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound syn 集 jí to gather / to collect / collected works / classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode syn 支持 zhī chí to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 赡养 贍養 shàn yǎng to support / to provide support for / to maintain syn 分段 fēn duàn to divide (sth) into sections / to segment syn 援藏 yuán zàng pro-Tibet / to support Tibet / to support Tibetan independence 合龙 合龍 hé lóng to join the two sections (of a linear structure: bridge, dike etc) to complete its construction syn 撑 撐 chēng to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support syn 扶 fú to support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help syn 加 jiā to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn 承受 chéng shòu to bear / to support / to inherit syn 全力 quán lì with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support) syn 支援 zhī yuán to provide assistance / to support / to back syn 依靠 yī kào to rely on sth (for support etc) / to depend on syn 救援 jiù yuán to save / to support / to help / to assist syn 赞助 贊助 zàn zhù to support / to assist / to sponsor syn 携带 攜帶 xié dài to carry (on one's person) / to support (old) / Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4] syn 持 chí to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control syn 援助 yuán zhù to help / to support / to aid / aid / assistance syn 支撑 支撐 zhī chēng to prop up / to support / strut / brace syn 养活 養活 yǎng huo to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth syn 谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn 站台 zhàn tái platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website syn 借助 jiè zhù to draw support from / with the help of syn 赡养费 贍養費 shàn yǎng fèi alimony / child support / maintenance allowance 加以 jiā yǐ in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn 养家 養家 yǎng jiā to support a family / to raise a family 资 資 zī resources / capital / to provide / to supply / to support / money / expense syn 拥护 擁護 yōng hù to endorse / to support syn 支架 zhī jià trestle / support / stand / frame / (medicine) stent / to prop up / to resist / to withstand (an enemy attack etc) 自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn 输血 輸血 shū xuè to transfuse blood / to give aid and support 捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show / to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of syn 拉扯 lā che to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat syn 接应 接應 jiē yìng to provide support / to come to the rescue syn 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter syn 后盾 後盾 hòu dùn support / backing syn 支持率 zhī chí lǜ support level / popularity rating 伴唱 bàn chàng vocal accompaniment / to accompany a singer / to support of sb / to echo sb / to chime in with sb 给养 給養 jǐ yǎng provisions / supplies / victuals / (literary) to support / to provide for / to look after syn 倚靠 yǐ kào to lean on / to rest against / to rely on / support / backing / back of a chair syn 抚养费 撫養費 fǔ yǎng fèi child support payment (after a divorce) 撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo to support / to brace syn 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents syn 负载 負載 fù zài to carry / to support / load syn 顶天立地 頂天立地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom) syn 提携 提攜 tí xié to lead by the hand / to guide / to support syn 众望所归 眾望所歸 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval syn 依托 yī tuō to rely on / to depend on / support syn 拥戴 擁戴 yōng dài to give one's allegiance / (popular) support syn 声援 聲援 shēng yuán to support (a cause) syn 增生 zēng shēng (medicine) hyperplasia / (abbr. for 增廣生員|增广生员[zeng1guang3 sheng1yuan2]) a scholar studying for the Ming dynasty imperial examinations who did not make the quota for support in the form of a monthly allowance of rice that students who made the quota received 摇旗呐喊 搖旗吶喊 yáo qí nà hǎn to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom) / to egg sb on / to give support to syn 搀扶 攙扶 chān fú to lend an arm to support sb syn 扶植 fú zhí to foster / to support syn 涵养 涵養 hán yǎng to cultivate (personal qualities) / (of forests etc) to support / to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc) syn 策应 策應 cè yìng to support by coordinated action syn 镜架 鏡架 jìng jià eyeglasses frame / CL:副[fu4] / mirror support 不得人心 bù dé rén xīn not to enjoy popular support / to be unpopular syn 抚恤 撫恤 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury 帮腔 幫腔 bāng qiāng vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas / to speak in support of / to chime in syn 力挺 lì tǐng to support / to back 反哺 fǎn bǔ to support one's parents in their old age / to show filial piety / to to repay / to return a favor 压阵 壓陣 yā zhèn to bring up the rear / to provide support / to hold the lines 借重 jiè zhòng to rely on sb for support syn 供养 供養 gōng yǎng to supply / to provide for one's elders / to support one's parents syn 生活服务 生活服務 shēng huó fù wù life-support services 造势 造勢 zào shì to boost support or interest / to campaign / to promote 减灾 減災 jiǎn zāi to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities) 拉票 lā piào to campaign for votes / to ask voters for support 狂顶 狂頂 kuáng dǐng (slang) to strongly support / to strongly approve of 认养 認養 rèn yǎng to sponsor / to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or support) / to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own) 包二奶 bāo èr nǎi to cohabit with and financially support a mistress 一边倒 一邊倒 yī biān dǎo to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side / to support unconditionally 支承 zhī chéng to support / to bear the weight of (a building) 人民战争 人民戰爭 rén mín zhàn zhēng people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign syn 垫高 墊高 diàn gāo a support / to raise / to bolster / to jack up 贫下中农 貧下中農 pín xià zhōng nóng (category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants) 支助 zhī zhù support 向背 xiàng bèi to support or oppose 墒情 shāng qíng the state of moisture in the soil (and whether it can support a crop) 无援 無援 wú yuán without support / helpless 鼓气 鼓氣 gǔ qì to puff up / to swell up / to inflate / to blow air into sth / (fig.) to encourage / to support 帮 幫 bāng to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society syn 挺 tǐng straight / erect / to stick out (a part of the body) / to (physically) straighten up / to support / to withstand / outstanding / (coll.) quite / very / classifier for machine guns syn 戴 dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support syn 支 zhī to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions syn 养 養 yǎng to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth syn 架 jià to support / frame / rack / framework / classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc syn 赞 贊 zàn to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc) syn 抵 dǐ to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense) syn 拥 擁 yōng to hold in one's arms / to embrace / to surround / to gather around / to throng / to swarm / (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4]) / (literary) to have / to possess / Taiwan pr. [yong3] syn 孤军奋战 孤軍奮戰 gū jūn fèn zhàn lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom) / fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support syn 掖 yè to support by the arm / to help / to promote / at the side / also pr. [yi4] syn 拯 zhěng to raise / to aid / to support / to save / to rescue syn 孤掌难鸣 孤掌難鳴 gū zhǎng nán míng It's hard to clap with only one hand. / It takes two to tango / It's difficult to achieve anything without support. syn 支前 zhī qián to support the front (military) 敲边鼓 敲邊鼓 qiāo biān gǔ to back sb up / to support sb in an argument / (lit. to beat nearby drum) syn 奥援 奧援 ào yuán hidden ally / powerful support / support / backup 