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支

zhī

Novice Level 2 ★ Core word
Measure word

支 (zhī) is a Chinese word meaning “to support”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

我買了一支新手機。

I bought a new phone.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).