How long will this rope hold?
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撑
Traditional: 撐
chēng
HSK 3.0 · 6
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chēng · caang1 (Jyutping)
- to support
- to prop up
- to push or move with a pole
- to maintain
- to open or unfurl
- to fill to bursting point
- brace
- stay
- support
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Character breakdown
撑
- Meaning
- prop up, support; brace
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- ⿰扌掌
- Cangjie
- QFBQ
- Four-corner
- 5905
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Example sentences
The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.
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