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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
  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.
  4. 4. verb open; unfurl
    撑伞
    open an umbrella
    把麻袋撑开
    hold open the sack
  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.
  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
他撑不住，笑了。
He could not help laughing.
再这样拼命工作下去，恐怕大家都会撑不住的。
I'm afraid no one can keep up if we continue to work so hard.
饿了很久了，他脸上已呈现饥色，但是因为没有钱只有撑着。
His face is already sallow due to long-term hunger, but he forced himself not to eat just for lack of money.
我吃了3个山药蛋，肚子有些撑得难受。
Having eaten three potatoes, I feel stuffed.
撑场面
keep up appearances
他撑不住了，到底笑了。
In the end, he couldn't help laughing.
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Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 掌
[zhǎng]

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