HSK C6/V6
Correct

撑

/ chēng / 
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

As a Verb
prop up; support; brace
1
Zhège
这个
bā
八
jiǎoxíng
角形
wūdǐng
屋顶
yóu
由
bā
八
gēn
根
yuánzhù
圆柱
chēng
撑
zhāo
着
  
。

The octagonal roof rests on eight columns.

2
Bìngrén
病人
jiàn
见
tóngshì
同事
men
们
lái
来
kàn
看
tā
他
  
,
biàn
便
chēng
撑
qǐ
起
shēnzǐ
身子
hé
和
tāmen
他们
dǎzhāohu
打招呼
  
。

The patient propped himself up to greet his colleagues who had come to see him.

3
Yòng
用
zhúgān
竹竿
bǎ
把
chuāng
窗
chēngkāi
撑开

prop the window open with a bamboo stick

4
Yòng
用
shuāngshǒu
双手
chēng
撑
zhāo
着
xiàba
下巴

cup/hold/rest/prop one's chin in one's hands

5
Yòng
用
gāo
篙
chēng
撑
fá
筏

pole a raft

As a Verb
push/move (a boat/raft) with a pole; pole/punt (a raft/boat)
6
Chēng
撑
fá
筏

pole/punt a raft

7
Chēng
撑
chuán
船

pole/punt a boat; propel a boat by a pole

As a Verb
maintain; sustain; keep up; go/carry on (with)
8
Wǒ
我
zhèyàng
这样
chēng
撑
bù
不
xiàqù
下去
le
了
  
。

I cannot go on like this any more.

9
Tā
他
shízài
实在
chēng
撑
bù
不
zhù
住
  
,
cízhí
辞职
bù
不
gàn
干
le
了
  
。

He finally resigned because he couldn't put up with it any more. / He really couldn't endure it any longer and resigned.

10
Dòng
冻
de
得
chēng
撑
bù
不
zhù
住
le
了

can no longer stand the cold

As a Verb
open; prop open; unfurl
11
Bǎ
把
sùliàodài
塑料袋
chēngkāi
撑开

hold open a plastic bag

12
Chēng
撑
sǎn
伞

(prop) open an umbrella; put up/unfurl/unfold/spread an umbrella

As a Verb
stretch tight; fill to the point of bursting
13
Wǒ
我
chī
吃
de
得
tài
太
chēng
撑
le
了
  
。

I am stuffed/full.

14
Háizi
孩子
men
们
chī
吃
de
得
dùpí
肚皮
dōu
都
yào
要
chēng
撑
pò
破
le
了
  
。

The children ate till they almost burst.

15
Chēng
撑
pò
破
yīfu
衣服

burst one's clothes

16
Chēng
撑
de
得
biànxíng
变形
le
了

stretch out of shape

As a Noun
brace; stay
17
Jué
角
chēng
撑

corner brace