支持

Chinese

(a measure word); to support; to sustain
(a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
 
to grasp; to hold; support
to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
 
trad. (支持) 支 持
simp. #(支持) 支 持

Pronunciation

Verb

支持

  1. to support; to back
    全力支持  ―  quánlì zhīchí  ―  to give full support
    大多數人對提案持支持意見。 [MSC, trad.]
    大多数人对提案持支持意见。 [MSC, simp.]
    Dàduōshù rén duì tí'àn chí zhīchí yìjiàn. [Pinyin]
    Most people expressed support for the proposal.
    別支持人不像人，鬼不像鬼的勞退金新制。 [MSC, trad.]
    别支持人不像人，鬼不像鬼的劳退金新制。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bié zhīchí rénbùxiàngrén，guǐbùxiàngguǐ de láotuìjīn xīnzhì. [Pinyin]
    Don't support the new ghastly labor retirement system.
    我的態度是同意和支持。 [MSC, trad.]
    我的态度是同意和支持。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ de tàidù shì tóngyì hé zhīchí. [Pinyin]
    I am in agreement and will lend support.
  2. to sustain; to hold out

Synonyms

  • (to support):

Noun

支持

  1. support; backing
    技術支持／技术支持  ―  jìshù zhīchí  ―  technical support
    政府的支持  ―  zhèngfǔ de zhīchí  ―  governmental support

Usage notes

In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the term 支持 (zhīchí) means to support mentally, e.g. 我支持你的意見 / 我支持你的意见 (“I support your opinion”), while the term 支援 (zhīyuán) means to support physically or by action, and also including IT-related senses, e.g. 技術支援 / 技术支援 (jìshù zhīyuán, “technical support”). In Mainland China, the usage of the term 支持 (zhīchí) may cover both aspects.

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
支 持
し
Grade: 5 		じ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

支(し)持(じ) • (shiji) 

  1. support
    支持(しじ)を得(え)る
    shiji o eru
    to gain support
    支持(しじ)を失(うしな)う
    shiji o ushinau
    to lose support

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • 支持(しじ)杭(こう) (shijikō)
  • 支持(しじ)者(しゃ) (shijisha)
  • 支持(しじ)線(せん) (shijisen)
  • 支持(しじ)層(そう) (shijisō)
  • 支持(しじ)率(りつ) (shijiritsu)
  • 支持(しじ)力(りょく) (shijiryoku)
  • 支持基(しじき)盤(ばん) (shijikiban)
  • 支持(しじ)団体(だんたい) (shijidantai)
  • 支持母(しじぼ)体(たい) (shijibotai)
  • 支持(しじ)療法(りょうほう) (shijiryōhō)

Verb

支(し)持(じ)する • (shiji suru) suru (stem 支(し)持(じ)し (shiji shi), past 支(し)持(じ)した (shiji shita))

  1. support
    動(どう)議(ぎ)を支持(しじ)する
    dōgi o shiji suru
    to second a motion

Conjugation

Conjugation of "支持する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 支持し しじし shiji shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 支持し しじし shiji shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 支持する しじする shiji suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 支持する しじする shiji suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 支持すれ しじすれ shiji sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 支持せよ¹
支持しろ² 		しじせよ¹
しじしろ² 		shiji seyo¹
shiji shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 支持される しじされる shiji sareru
Causative 支持させる
支持さす 		しじさせる
しじさす 		shiji saseru
shiji sasu
Potential 支持できる しじできる shiji dekiru
Volitional 支持しよう しじしよう shiji shiyō
Negative 支持しない しじしない shiji shinai
Negative continuative 支持せず しじせず shiji sezu
Formal 支持します しじします shiji shimasu
Perfective 支持した しじした shiji shita
Conjunctive 支持して しじして shiji shite
Hypothetical conditional 支持すれば しじすれば shiji sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
支持

Noun

支持 • (jiji) (hangeul 지지)

  1. hanja form? of 지지 (“support”)
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