支援

支援 zhīyuán

Support (help - to back - assist)

支援 in a sentence HSK 6 zhiyuan

What 支援 means

  1. Support (help - to back - assist)

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Character by character

支援 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

支
zhī
Branch (division - support - pay - mw for stick like things)
援
yuán
Help (assist - aid - pull - cite)

How to write 支援

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支援 in a sentence

邻近城市派人来支援。
Línjìn chéngshì pài rén lái zhīyuán.
Neighbouring cities sent people to help.
他们支援了灾区大量物资。
Tāmen zhīyuán le zāiqū dàliàng wùzī.
They sent large quantities of supplies to the disaster area.

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Questions about 支援

What does 支援 mean in English?

支援 is pronounced zhīyuán and means Support (help - to back - assist).

How do you pronounce 支援?

支援 is zhīyuán in pinyin — written zhiyuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 支援?

支援 is written with 2 characters: 支 (zhī) Branch (division - support - pay - mw for stick like things), 援 (yuán) Help (assist - aid - pull - cite). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 支援 an HSK word?

Yes — 支援 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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