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撐 (caang1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

撐 (caang1, chēng) — to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support; to back up; to punt a boat

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 撐枱腳 (caang1 toi4 goek3) — two people having a meal together; a couple going on a date to a restaurant
• 撐檯腳 (caang3 toi2 goek3) — to go on a meal date with another person (loved one or anyone)
• 撐船 (caang1 syun4) — punting a boat
• 撐艇仔 (caang1 teng5 zai2) — noun; Punt a boat; or Kangxi radical 162 "辵"
• 撐艇 (caang1 teng5) — noun; Punt a boat
• 撐到恆 (caang3 dou3 hang4) — to hang tough; to stand one's ground [colloquial]

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