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

HSK 3

再难也要挺住。

Zài nán yě yào tǐngzhù.

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

HSK 4

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