撑腰

撐腰

chēngyāo

verb #25,377

Meanings

HSK 2

有你给我撑腰，我什么都不怕。

Yǒu nǐ gěi wǒ chēngyāo, wǒ shénme dōu bùpà.

With you backing me up, I fear nothing.

HSK 3

没有人给你撑腰，你敢这么做吗？

Méiyǒu rén gěi nǐ chēngyāo, nǐ gǎn zhème zuò ma?

Without anyone backing you up, would you dare to do this?

HSK 7-9

他仗着有上级给他撑腰，行事越来越嚣张。

Tā zhàng zhe yǒu shàngjí gěi tā chēngyāo, xíngshì yuèláiyuè xiāozhāng.

Relying on his superiors to back him up, he became increasingly arrogant.

memory

撑 means to prop up or support; 腰 is the waist/lower back - to prop up someone's back is to give them the support they need to stand firm.

撑 chēng

腰 yāo