撑住

撐住

chēngzhù

verb #8,600

Meanings

1 to hold on; to hang in there
2 to prop up; to support; to brace

Characters

to prop up; to support; to endure

to hold firm (resultative complement)

Support + hold firm — 住 as a complement indicates successfully maintaining or holding a state.

Examples

撑住，救援马上就到！

Chēngzhù, jiùyuán mǎshàng jiù dào!

Hold on, rescue is coming soon!

他用手撑住桌子才没摔倒。

Tā yòng shǒu chēngzhù zhuōzi cái méi shuāidǎo.

He braced himself against the table to keep from falling.

再撑住几天就放假了。

Zài chēngzhù jǐ tiān jiù fàngjià le.

Hang in there a few more days and then it's vacation.

Tips

grammar

住 as a resultative complement means 'firmly' or 'securely' — it indicates the action achieves a stable result: 抓住 (grab and hold), 记住 (remember firmly), 站住 (stand still), 撑住 (hold on successfully).

Stroke Order

撑 chēng

住 zhù