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 劳务 勞務 láo wù service (work done for money) / services (as in "goods and services") syn 毛遂自荐 毛遂自薦 máo suì zì jiàn Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom) / to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states) syn 生活服务 生活服務 shēng huó fù wù life-support services 援藏 yuán zàng pro-Tibet / to support Tibet / to support Tibetan independence 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 消费 消費 xiāo fèi to consume (goods and services, resources etc) syn 税务 稅務 shuì wù taxation services / state revenue service 开设 開設 kāi shè to offer (goods or services) / to open (for business etc) syn 三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force syn 增设 增設 zēng shè to add to existing facilities or services 车次 車次 chē cì train or coach service ("service" as in "they run 12 services per day between the two cities") 延揽 延攬 yán lǎn to recruit talent / to round up / to enlist the services of sb 咨询服务 咨詢服務 zī xún fú wù counselling services 网络服务 網絡服務 wǎng luò fú wù Web services 社会服务 社會服務 shè huì fú wù social services 摩根士丹利 mó gēn shì dān lì Morgan Stanley (financial services company) 法律事务 fǎ lǜ shì wù Legal Services 福利事业 福利事業 fú lì shì yè welfare services 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 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 