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撑

chēng · cheng

Traditional 撐

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to support
  2. to prop up
  3. to push or move with a pole
  4. to maintain
  5. to open or unfurl
  6. to fill to bursting point
  7. brace
  8. stay
  9. support
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Too many skewers

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)吃(chī)得(de)太(tài)撑(chēng)了(le)，走(zǒu)不动(bùdòng)了(le)。

    I'm so stuffed that I can't walk anymore.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)吃(chī)了(le)二十(èrshí)串(chuàn)！

    You ate twenty skewers!

  3. Dengdeng

    太(tài)好吃(hǎochī)了(le)，我(wǒ)停(tíng)不下来(bùxiàlái)。

    They were so good. I could not stop.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)撑(chēng)得(de)走不动(zǒubùdòng)了(le)，明天(míngtiān)还(hái)吃(chī)吗(ma)？

    You are too stuffed to walk. Will you eat again tomorrow?

  5. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)早饭(zǎofàn)不(bù)吃(chī)了(le)。

    Tomorrow I'll skip breakfast.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

骆(luò)驼(tuo)可(kě)以(yǐ)撑(chēng)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)不(bù)吃(chī)不(bù)喝(hē)。

The camel can go a long time without water and food.

Tatoeba: Chinese by corina · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)手(shǒu)撑(chēng)着(zhe)下(xià)巴(ba)，认(rèn)真(zhēn)听(tīng)讲(jiǎng)。

He propped his chin on his hand and listened carefully.

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