挺住

tǐngzhù

verb

Meanings

1 to hold on
2 to stand firm
3 to tough it out

Characters

to stand straight / endure

to hold (as resultative)

Examples

再难也要挺住。

Zài nán yě yào tǐngzhù.

No matter how hard it gets, you have to hold on.

兄弟，挺住！我们都在支持你。

Xiōngdì, tǐngzhù! Wǒmen dōu zài zhīchínǐ.

Hang in there, brother — we're all behind you.

Tips

culture

挺住 became a rallying word after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake — '汶川挺住！' ('Hang in there, Wenchuan!') was graffitied on walls, chanted in news, and trended everywhere. It carries real emotional weight in Chinese consolation speech.

Stroke Order

挺 tǐng

住 zhù