支 zi¹ {zhī}

(noun) bottle; (verb) to pay

支 zi¹ {zhī}

1. to support
2. to sustain
3. to erect
4. to raise
5. branch
6. division
7. to draw money
8. classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

支 zi¹ {Zhī}

surname Zhi

支路 zi¹ lou⁶ {zhī lù}

a by-pass; a minor road; a turn-off

支脈〔-脉〕 zi¹ mak⁶ {zhī mài}

a branch; a spur; an offshoot

支派 zi¹ paai³ {zhī pai}

to send; to order; to dispatch; group; tribe

支使 zi¹ sai² {zhī shǐ}

order someone to do something

支援 zi¹ wun⁴ {zhī yuán}

to assist

支質〔-质〕 zi¹ zat¹ {zhī zhì}

miscellany

支整 zi¹ zing² {zhī zhěng}

to spend a lot of time in preparation, especially in dressing-up or making one look good

支邊〔-边〕 zi¹ bin¹ {zhī biān}

to help develop the border areas

支部 zi¹ bou⁶ {zhī bù}

branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party

支差 zi¹ caai¹ {zhī chāi}

to assign corvée duties (forced labor)

支撐〔-撑〕 zi¹ caang¹ {zhī chēng}

1. to prop up
2. to support
3. strut
4. brace

支取 zi¹ ceoi² {zhī qǔ}

to withdraw (money)

支出 zi¹ ceot¹ {zhī chū}

1. to spend
2. to pay out
3. expense

支持 zi¹ ci⁴ {zhī chí}

1. to be in favor of
2. to support
3. to back
4. support
5. backing
6. to stand by
7. CL: 個

支前 zi¹ cin⁴ {zhī qián}

to support the front (military)

支柱 zi¹ cyu⁵ {zhī zhù}

1. mainstay
2. pillar
3. prop
4. backbone

支隊〔-队〕 zi¹ deoi⁶ {zhī duì}

detachment (of troops)

支點〔-点〕 zi¹ dim² {zhī diǎn}

fulcrum (for a lever)

支店 zi¹ dim³ {zhī diàn}

branch store

支付 zi¹ fu⁶ {zhī fù}

to pay (money)

支架 zi¹ gaa² {zhī jià}

1. trestle
2. support
3. frame
4. to prop sth up

支教 zi¹ gaau³ {zhī jiào}

1. program bringing education to underdeveloped areas
2. to work in such a program

支根 zi¹ gan¹ {zhī gēn}

1. branching root
2. rootlet

支光 zi¹ gwong¹ {zhī guāng}

watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs

支系 zi¹ hai⁶ {zhī xì}

branch or subdivision of a family

支行 zi¹ hong⁴ {zhī háng}

sub-branch of a bank

支恐 zi¹ hung² {zhī kǒng}

1. to support terrorism
2. abbr. for 支持恐怖主義

支應〔-应〕 zi¹ jing³ {zhī yìng}

1. to deal with
2. to wait on
3. to provide for

支流 zi¹ lau⁴ {zhī liú}

tributary (river)

支離〔-离〕 zi¹ lei⁴ {zhī lí}

1. fragmented
2. disorganized
3. incoherent

支那 zi¹ naa⁵ {Zhī nà}

phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory

支吾 zi¹ ng⁴ {zhī wú}

1. to resist
2. to deal with

支吾 zi¹ ng⁴ {zhī wu}

1. to respond evasively or vaguely
2. to elude
3. to stall

支票 zi¹ piu³ {zhī piào}

1. check (bank)
2. cheque
3. CL: 本

支配 zi¹ pui³ {zhī pèi}

1. to control
2. to dominate
3. to allocate

支線〔-线〕 zi¹ sin³ {zhī xiàn}

1. branch line
2. side road
3. spur
4. fig. secondary plot (in a story)

支承 zi¹ sing⁴ {zhī chéng}

1. to support
2. to bear the weight of (a building)

支書〔-书〕 zi¹ syu¹ {zhī shū}

1. branch secretary
2. secretary of a branch of the Communist Party or the Communist Youth League
3. abbr. for 支部書記

支援 zi¹ wun⁴ {zhī yuán}

1. to provide assistance
2. to support
3. to back

支走 zi¹ zau² {zhī zǒu}

to send sb away (with an excuse)

支招 zi¹ ziu¹ {zhī zhāo}

1. to give advice
2. to make a suggestion
3. to help out

支座 zi¹ zo⁶ {zhī zuò}

abutment

支族 zi¹ zuk⁶ {zhī zú}

subfamily

支氣管〔-气-〕 zi¹ hei³ gun² {zhī qì guǎn}

bronchus

支撐架〔-撑-〕 zi¹ caang¹ gaa² {zhī chēng jià}

bracket

支持度 zi¹ ci⁴ dou⁶ {zhī chí dù}

1. degree of support
2. percentage of vote

支持率 zi¹ ci⁴ leot² {zhī chí lǜ}

1. support level
2. popularity rating

支持者 zi¹ ci⁴ ze² {zhī chí zhě}

supporter

支付寶〔--宝〕 zi¹ fu⁶ bou² {Zhī fù bǎo}

Alipay, online payment platform

支公司 zi¹ gung¹ si¹ {zhī gōng sī}

1. subsidiary
2. branch

支系統〔--统〕 zi¹ hai⁶ tung² {zhī xì tǒng}

subsystem

支原體〔--体〕 zi¹ jyun⁴ tai² {zhī yuán tǐ}

Mycoplasma (parasitic bacteria without cell wall)

支努干 zi¹ nou⁵ gon¹ {zhī nǔ gān}

Chinook (helicopter)

支票簿 zi¹ piu³ bou² {zhī piào bù}

checkbook (banking)

支配權〔--权〕 zi¹ pui³ kyun⁴ {zhī pèi quán}

authority to dispose of sth

支配力 zi¹ pui³ lik⁶ {zhī pèi lì}

power or force to dominate

支承銷〔--销〕 zi¹ sing⁴ siu¹ {zhī chéng xiāo}

fulcrum pin

支離破碎〔-离--〕 zi¹ lei⁴ po³ seoi³ {zhīlípòsuì}

(adjective phrase) 1. Tear apart; 2. Fragmented

支支整整 zi¹ zi¹ zing² zing² {zhī zhī zhěng zhěng}

describe dilatory behavior in doing things, spend too much time for preparation, i.e pay too much attention to dress; pretentiousness.

支柱產業〔--产业〕 zi¹ cyu⁵ caan² jip⁶ {zhī zhù chǎn yè}

mainstay industry

支付不起 zi¹ fu⁶ bat¹ hei² {zhī fù bù qǐ}

1. to be unable to pay
2. unaffordable

支付得起 zi¹ fu⁶ dak¹ hei² {zhī fù dé qǐ}

1. to be able to pay
2. affordable

支氣管炎〔-气--〕 zi¹ hei³ gun² jim⁴ {zhī qì guǎn yán}

bronchitis

支與流裔〔-与--〕 zi¹ jyu⁵ lau⁴ jeoi⁶ {zhī yǔ liú yì}

1. lit. branches and descendants
2. of a similar kind
3. related

支離破碎〔-离--〕 zi¹ lei⁴ po³ seoi³ {zhī lí pò suì}

scattered and smashed (idiom)

支吾其詞〔---词〕 zi¹ ng⁴ kei⁴ ci⁴ {zhī wú qí cí}

1. (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
2. evasive

支支吾吾 zi¹ zi¹ ng⁴ ng⁴ {zhī zhī wú wú}

1. to hem and haw
2. to stall
3. to stammer
4. to mumble
5. to falter

支原體肺炎〔--体--〕 zi¹ jyun⁴ tai² fai³ jim⁴ {zhī yuán tǐ fèi yán}

Mycoplasma pneumonia