助 zhù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
助威
zhùwēi
to cheer for; to support by cheering
Characters in this word
威 wēi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- Made of
- 戌 11th terrestrial branch 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 球迷在雨中为球队助威，但他们也没有忘记尊重对手。 Qiúmí zài yǔ zhōng wèi qiúduì zhùwēi, dàn tāmen yě méiyǒu wàngjì zūnzhòng duìshǒu. The fans cheered for the team in the rain, but they did not forget to respect the opponents.
- 比赛最后十分钟，全场观众一直在为选手助威。 Bǐsài zuìhòu shí fēnzhōng, quánchǎng guānzhòng yīzhí zài wèi xuǎnshǒu zhùwēi. In the last ten minutes of the match, the whole audience kept cheering for the players.
- 孩子们站在跑道旁，大声为参加跑步的同学助威。 Háizimen zhàn zài pǎodào páng, dàshēng wèi cānjiā pǎobù de tóngxué zhùwēi. The children stood by the track, loudly cheering for their classmates who were running.
Related words
- 帮助 bāngzhù to help; help
- 赞助 zànzhù to sponsor
- 辅助 fǔzhù to assist; supporting
- 助理 zhùlǐ assistant
- 助手 zhùshǒu helper; assistant
- 资助 zīzhù to support financially
- 互助 hùzhù mutual aid
- 借助 jièzhù to use as a means
- 救助 jiùzhù to help, to rescue
- 求助 qiúzhù to ask for help
- 协助 xiézhù to assist
- 自助 zìzhù self-service