支持zhī chíto be in favor of
支持 (zhī chí) means "to be in favor of" or "to support," and as a noun it means "support." 我支持这个想法 says I am in favor of this idea. 我支持你 says I support you. 我们都支持你 says we all support you. 谢谢你的支持 says thank you for your support. The verb lines and the noun line use those senses.
What does 支持 mean?
- 1.
to be in favor ofverb
- 2.
to supportverb
- 3.
supportnoun
What do the characters in 支持 mean?
- 支to support
- 持to support
How do you use 支持?
支持 can take a person or an idea, and 你的支持 names someone's support.
Patterns
支持 + Idea
我支持这个想法。
Wǒ zhīchí zhège xiǎngfǎ.
I am in favor of this idea.
支持 + Person
我支持你。
Wǒ zhīchí nǐ.
I support you.
的 + 支持
谢谢你的支持。
Xièxie nǐ de zhīchí.
Thank you for your support.
What are some examples of 支持 in a sentence?
How is 支持 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我有一个想法。你支持我的想法吗?
Wǒ yǒu yí gè xiǎngfǎ. Nǐ zhīchí wǒ de xiǎngfǎ ma?
I have an idea. Do you support my idea?
- Speaker B:
我支持你的想法。
Wǒ zhīchí nǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
I support your idea.
- Speaker A:
朋友也支持我的想法吗?
Péngyou yě zhīchí wǒ de xiǎngfǎ ma?
Do friends also support my idea?
- Speaker B:
朋友也支持。我谢谢他们的支持。
Péngyou yě zhīchí. Wǒ xièxie tāmen de zhīchí.
Friends also support it. I thank them for their support.
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- 帮助bāng zhùto helpHSK 3
- 同意tóng yìto agreeHSK 3
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- 想法xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notionHSK 4
- 谢谢xiè xieto thank; thanks; thank youHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.