撑得住 chēngdezhù to be able to hold up Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 撑 撐 chēng verb to prop up or maintain to support; to prop up; to brace; to maintain or keep something going despite difficulties得 de particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàndejiàn meaning "able to see"住 zhù particle [ability] (complement) used with 得 de or 不 bù to indicate the capacity or lack thereof to withstand, hold on, or handle something