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  • 1

    n.pillar; prop; mainstay; support

    • tā men yòng hùn níng tǔ zhī zhù dā jiàn píng tái

      他们混凝土支柱搭建平台

      They made a platform out of concrete pillars.

    • wǒ men xū yào jǐ gēn zhī zhù bǎ wū dǐng chēng zhù

      我们需要支柱屋顶撑住

      We need a few props to hold the roof up.

    • wū zi xū yào jǐ gēn zhī zhù

      屋子需要支柱

      How many pillars does the house need?

  • 2

    n.metamainstay; pillar; backbone

    • tā shì wǒ de jīng shen zhī zhù

      精神支柱

      He is my spiritual anchor.

    • kě kě shì zhè ge guó jiā de jīng jì zhī zhù

      可可这个国家经济支柱

      Cocoa is the country's economic mainstay.

    • nóng yè shì gāi guó jīng jì de zhī zhù

      农业经济支柱

      Agriculture forms the backbone of the country's economy.

Word usage

  • "支柱" is often matched with measure word "个"or"根".
    • 支柱

      one pillar

    • 支柱

      one pillar