支柱
zhīzhù
pillar; mainstay; backbone
Characters in this word
柱 zhù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 制造业曾是这座城市的经济支柱，如今却面临转型压力。 Zhìzàoyè céng shì zhè zuò chéngshì de jīngjì zhīzhù, rújīn què miànlín zhuǎnxíng yālì. Manufacturing was once the economic pillar of this city, but now faces pressure to transform.
- 旅游业已成为当地经济的重要支柱。 Lǚyóuyè yǐ chéngwéi dāngdì jīngjì de zhòngyào zhīzhù. Tourism has already become an important pillar of the local economy.
- 父母一直是孩子们的精神支柱。 Fùmǔ yīzhí shì háizimen de jīngshén zhīzhù. The parents have always been the moral mainstay of their children.
Related words
- 支 zhī a measure word for long thin things
- 支持 zhīchí to support
- 支付 zhīfù to pay
- 支 zhī to support; to prop up
- 支出 zhīchū expense
- 支配 zhīpèi to control; to manage
- 支撑 zhīchēng to support
- 分支 fēnzhī branch
- 开支 kāizhī expenditure; expenses
- 收支 shōuzhī income and expenditure; receipts and payments
- 透支 tòuzhī overdraw; overextend; overdraft
- 支架 zhījià support; bracket; stent; frame