支 zhī in a sentence
Branch (division - support - pay - mw for stick like things)
支 (zhī) means Branch (division - support - pay - mw for stick like things). Below are 24 of the 65 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他们是一 支 很强的队伍。
Tāmen shì yì zhī hěn qiáng de duìwu.
They are a very strong team.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 支
不要被情绪 支 配。
Bú yào bèi qíngxù zhīpèi.
Do not let your emotions control you.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 支配
我买了一 支 新牙膏。
Wǒ mǎi le yì zhī xīn yágāo.
I bought a new tube of toothpaste.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 牙膏
他公开表示了 支 持。
Tā gōngkāi biǎoshì le zhīchí.
He publicly expressed his support.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 公开
他是这 支 队的教练。
Tā shì zhè zhī duì de jiàoliàn.
He is the coach of this team.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 教练
这 支 球队防守很稳。
Zhè zhī qiúduì fángshǒu hěn wěn.
This team defends very solidly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 防守
小船的桨断了一 支 。
Xiǎochuán de jiǎng duàn le yì zhī.
One of the little boat's oars has broken.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 桨
这 支 球队实力很强。
Zhè zhī qiúduì shílì hěn qiáng.
This team is very strong.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 实力
公司决定削减开 支 。
Gōngsī juédìng xuējiǎn kāizhī.
The company decided to cut expenditure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 削
这 支 队伍表现优异。
Zhè zhī duìwu biǎoxiàn yōuyì.
This team performed outstandingly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 优异
这 支 队伍阵容很强。
Zhè zhī duìwu zhènróng hěn qiáng.
This team has a strong line-up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阵容
这张 支 票要去银行取。
Zhè zhāng zhīpiào yào qù yínháng qǔ.
This cheque has to be cashed at the bank.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 支票
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From the travel phrasebook
支 持一件代发吗？
Zhīchí yí jiàn dàifā ma?
Do you support drop-shipping?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
这个不 支 持一件代发。
Zhège bù zhīchí yí jiàn dàifā.
This item can't be drop-shipped.
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
支 appears in 65 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 支
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 支
How is 支 used in a sentence?
This page shows 65 sentences using 支 (zhī, "Branch (division - support - pay - mw for stick like things)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 支 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 支 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 支 an HSK word?
Yes — 支 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 支?
The dictionary page for 支 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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