支吾 zhīwuzhīwú to hem and haw Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zhīwu to hem and haw 支 zhī verb to sustain to bear; to endure; to withstand; to hold up under pressure吾 yú used in 吾吾 yúyú (archaic) reading used in the compound 吾吾 yúyú, describing a hesitant or stuttering manner of speechzhīwú to deal with 支 zhī verbnoun to dispatch to send away; to put somebody off; to dispatch; to assign or command吾 wú I (literary) I; my; we; our; used in formal writing or classical contexts to refer to oneself or one's own sidezhīwú to resist 支 zhī verb to sustain to bear; to endure; to withstand; to hold up under pressure吾 wú I (literary) I; my; we; our; used in formal writing or classical contexts to refer to oneself or one's own side