挺住 (tǐngzhù): to hold on

Meanings

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

Characters

挺

tǐng

to stand straight / endure

住

zhù

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 zhīchí nǐ.

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

Related Words

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to stand erect; stand upright / (figurative) to stand firm; remain unshakable

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to withstand; to stand up to; to hold firm

挡住 dǎngzhù #4,635

to block / to obstruct / to stand in the way of

忍不住 rěnbuzhù HSK 5 #4,573

cannot help (doing something) / unable to bear; unable to hold back

住嘴 zhùzuǐ #4,522

to shut up / to hold one's tongue / to stop talking

保住 bǎozhù #3,940

to keep / to preserve / to hold on to

站住 zhànzhù HSK 2 #2,831

to stop; to stand still / halt!

挺起 tǐngqǐ #22,527

to straighten up / to stand tall / to hold up (one's chest/back)

打住 dǎzhù #5,664

to stop / to halt / hold on

住手 zhùshǒu #1,480

to stop / to halt / hold it