Question

支柱 mainstay 支 (zhī) to support十 (shí) ten, tenth又 (yòu) and, also, again, in addition柱 (zhù) pillar, post主 (zhǔ) master, chief owner木 (mù) tree 13

Accepted Answer

zhī zhù 支柱(6) 那些支柱上得很牢固。nàxiē zhīzhù shàng dehěn láogùThe struts are firmly braced.支柱，支持物生命力赖以释放的动原zhīzhù zhīchí wù shēngmìnglì làiyǐ shìfàng de dòng yuánAn agent through which vital powers are exercised.因为她的工作一向是她生命的支柱，所以退休后日子很不好过.yīnwèi tā de gōngzuò yīxiàng shì tā shēngmìng de zhīzhù suǒyǐ tuìxiū hòu rìzi hěn bù hǎoguòBecause her job had been the pivot of her life, retirement was very difficult. 6

Hanzi	支柱
Pinyin	zhī zhù
Dict	mainstay
Homophons	支柱(6)
Components	*支 (zhī)* to support** 十 (shí) ten, tenth 又 (yòu) and, also, again, in addition *柱 (zhù)* pillar, post** 主 (zhǔ) master, chief owner 木 (mù) tree
example Sentences	那些支柱上得很牢固。 nàxiē zhīzhù shàng dehěn láogù The struts are firmly braced. 支柱，支持物生命力赖以释放的动原 zhīzhù zhīchí wù shēngmìnglì làiyǐ shìfàng de dòng yuán An agent through which vital powers are exercised. 因为她的工作一向是她生命的支柱，所以退休后日子很不好过. yīnwèi tā de gōngzuò yīxiàng shì tā shēngmìng de zhīzhù suǒyǐ tuìxiū hòu rìzi hěn bù hǎoguò Because her job had been the pivot of her life, retirement was very difficult.
Strokes	13
HSK	6

Zhīzhù De 支柱 Tā Zhī Zhù Mainstay 支