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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

撑 [chēng]
  1. 1. verb [抵住] prop … up
    他两手撑着下巴在深思。
    His chin was propped on his hands, and he was deep in thought.
  2. 2. verb [船] punt
  3. 3. verb [坚持住] keep … up
    他撑不住了，到底笑了。
    In the end, he couldn't help laughing.
  4. 4. verb [张开] open
  5. 5. verb [容不下] fill to bursting
    少吃点吧，别撑着！
    Don't eat so much, you'll burst!

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

撑 [chēng]
  1. 1. verb prop up; support
    两手撑着下巴
    rest one's chin in both hands
    这个家全靠爸爸来支撑。
    为了防止受潮，我们把床撑高了。
  2. 2. verb push or move with a pole; pole
    撑船
    pole a boat; punt
  3. 3. verb maintain; keep up
    他撑不住，笑了。
    He could not help laughing.
    他实在撑不起如此大的压力，只好放弃。
  4. 4. verb open; unfurl
    撑伞
    open an umbrella
    把麻袋撑开
    hold open the sack
    爸爸撑着伞一脸失落的回家了。
    一对情侣在雨中撑着伞漫步。
    为了防晒，海滩上撑起了许多太阳伞。
  5. 5. verb fill to the point of bursting
    我已经有点撑，不能再吃了。
    I'm rather full and can't eat any more.
    别装得太多，把口袋撑破了。
    Don't stuff the sack too full, or it'll burst.
    晚饭吃得太撑了，直打饱嗝。
    这棵茂盛的大树犹如撑开的大伞。
  6. 6. noun brace; stay
    角撑
    corner brace

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

撑 [chēng]
  1. 1. 动 抵住;支住
    双手撑地
    用木棒撑门
  2. 2. 动 用篙抵住河岸或河床使船行进
    撑船
    用篙猛一撑,小船便离岸驶去
  3. 3. 动 支撑;勉强支持
    这么大个烂摊子,我一个人撑不起来
    发高烧还硬撑着上班
  4. 4. 动 使(收缩着的物体)张开
    把面袋的口儿撑大点儿
    撑开伞
  5. 5. 动 因过满、过饱而胀大
    塞得太满,把口袋都撑破了
    吃撑着了
  6. 6. 统读ｃｈēｎɡ,不读ｚｈǎｎɡ
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Examples

撑场面场内交易
floor trading → 场面
两手撑着下巴
rest one's chin in both hands → 撑
他撑不住，笑了。
He could not help laughing. → 撑
我已经有点撑，不能再吃了。
I'm rather full and can't eat any more. → 撑
妇女能撑半边天。 → 半边天
我怕他撑不住了，便伸手去搀他。 → 搀
一对情侣在雨中撑着伞漫步。 → 撑
他实在撑不起如此大的压力，只好放弃。 → 撑
爸爸撑着伞一脸失落的回家了。 → 撑
这个公司开业时请了几个明星来撑场面。 → 撑场面
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Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 掌
[zhǎng]

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