zhī chēng
soutenir; soutenir; appuyer
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这个国家经济发展的主要支撑是农业和旅游业。
Zhège guójiā jīngjì fāzhǎn de zhǔyào zhīchēng shì nóngyè hé lǚyóuyè.
The mainstays of this country's economic development are agriculture and tourism.
这座桥的支撑结构非常坚固。
Zhèzuò qiáo de zhīchēng jiégòu fēicháng jiāngù.
The supporting structure of this bridge is very solid.
他用双手支撑着身体，以免摔倒。
Tā yòng shuāngshǒu zhīchēngzhe shēntǐ, yǐmiǎn shuāidǎo.
He supported himself with both hands to avoid falling.
摧毁 (cuī huǐ)
destroy
瓦解 (wǎ jiě)
collapse
The Chinese word 支撑 (zhīchēng) is composed of two characters: 支 (zhī) and 撑 (chēng). The character 支 originally meant "to support" or "to prop up", and was often used in the context of building or construction. The character 撑, on the other hand, originally meant "to stretch" or "to extend", and was often used in the context of clothing or textiles. Over time, the two characters came to be used together to form the word 支撑, which took on the meaning of "to support" or "to prop up" in a more general sense. In modern Chinese, 支撑 is commonly used to refer to the act of providing physical or emotional support to someone or something, or to the act of maintaining or sustaining something.
