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How do you say "support" in Chinese?
支架
zhī jià
In Chinese, "support" is 支架.
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Pronunciation
ZHI JIA. Zhi is a flat high tone, jia has a falling tone. Say zhi as steady, then drop into jia like it's supporting something.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 支 (zhi) has 4 strokes with the branch radical, 架 (jia) has 9 strokes with the wood radical appearing twice, suggesting structure.
Example sentence
这个架子可以支撑很重的东西。
This support can hold very heavy things.
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How to remember 支架
Zhi jia sounds like the structure itself. The wood radicals in both characters hint at building supports.
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Questions about 支架
How do you say "support" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "support" is 支架. It is a noun.
How is 支架 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 支 (zhi) has 4 strokes with the branch radical, 架 (jia) has 9 strokes with the wood radical appearing twice, suggesting structure.
How is 支架 used in a sentence?
Use 支架 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这个架子可以支撑很重的东西。 (This support can hold very heavy things.).
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