助威

zhùwēi

verb HSK 7 #26,223

Meanings

1 to cheer on
2 to root for
3 to boost morale

Characters

to help; to assist

Examples

观众们为运动员助威。

Guānzhòngmen wèi yùndòngyuán zhùwēi.

The audience cheered for the athletes.

我们去球场为我们的队伍助威吧！

Wǒmen qù qiúchǎng wèi wǒmen de duìwu zhùwēi ba!

Let's go to the stadium to root for our team!

Tips

memory

助 (help) + 威 (power) — you help boost someone's power by cheering them on.

Stroke Order

助 zhù

威 wēi