支

支 [zhī] 名

1. ■ （分支; 支派） branch; offshoot:

党总支 general Party branch;

支店 branch store

2. ■ （地支） the twelve Earthly Branches

3. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

支叔才 Zhi Shucai

动

1. ■ （撑） prop up; put up; hold:

把伞支开 put up an umbrella;

用柱子支住平台 hold a platform by pillars;

这栅栏该用东西支一支。 This fence should be propped up.

2. ■ （伸出; 竖起） stick; protrude; prick:

门牙往外支着 with one's incisor or front teeth protruded;

支起耳朵 prick up its or one's ears

3. ■ （支持） support; sustain; hold up; bear:

体力不支 lack of physical strength; too tired to go on doing sth.; too weak physically to stand it;

乐不可支 overwhelmed with joy; overjoyed;

她疼得真有点支不住了。 She could hardly bear the pain any more.

4. ■ （调度; 指使） order; send away; put sb. off:

支嘴儿 order sb. about;

借故支开他 send him away on some pretext or other;

这事甭支别人了， 你自个儿去吧。 Don't send anyone else; you had better go yourself.

5. ■ （付出） pay out; disburse:

开支 pay expenses;

预支给他一个月的工钱 pay him a month salary in advance

6. ■ （领取） receive; get payment; draw (money):

透支 overdraw;

从财务科支款 draw money from the finance section

量

1. ■ （用于队伍等）:

一支军队 a contingent of troops;

一支游击支队 a guerrilla detachment

2. ■ （用于歌曲或乐曲）:

唱支山歌 sing a folk song;

一支钢琴协奏曲 a piano concerto

3. ■ （用于电灯的光度）:

50支烛光 fifty candlepower;

60支光的灯泡 a 60-watt bulb

4. ■ （用于细长物）:

一支毛笔 a writing brush;

一支蜡烛 a candle

5. ■ {纺} （纱线粗细程度的计算单位） count:

100支纱 100-count yarn;

粗支纱 coarse yarn