支持
zhī​chí HSK3

to support

zhī​chí to support
  1. 支 zhī verbnoun
    to prop up
    to erect; to set up; to hold up with a physical support; to support a physical structure
  2. 持 chí verbnoun
    to maintain
    to maintain; to keep; to preserve; to support; to persist in a state

zhī​chí to sustain
  1. 支 zhī verb
    to sustain
    to bear; to endure; to withstand; to hold up under pressure
  2. 持 chí verbnoun
    to maintain
    to maintain; to keep; to preserve; to support; to persist in a state