撑腰

撐腰

chēngyāo

verb #25,377

Meanings

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.

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.

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?

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