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支那
Zhī nà
Pinyin
Definition
支那
-
Zhī nà
phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory
Character Decomposition
支
支
那
㇆
二
丨
阝
Related Words
(20)
支持
zhī chí
1
to be in favor of
2
to support
3
to back
4
support
5
backing
6
to stand by
7
CL:個|个[gè]
那
Nā
1
surname Na
那些
nà xiē
1
those
那么
nà me
1
like that
2
in that way
3
or so
4
so
5
so very much
6
about
7
in that case
支
Zhī
1
surname Zhi
支付
zhī fù
1
to pay (money)
支撑
zhī chēng
1
to prop up
2
to support
3
strut
4
brace
那个
nà ge
1
that one
2
that thing
3
that (as opposed to this)
4
(used before a verb or adjective for emphasis)
5
(used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word)
6
(used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc)
7
(euph.) menstruation
8
sex
9
also pr. [nèi ge]
那天
nà tiān
1
that day
2
the other day
那时
nà shí
1
then
2
at that time
3
in those days
那样
nà yàng
1
that kind
2
that sort
那里
nà li
1
there
2
that place
3
also written 那裡|那里
那边
nà bian
1
over there
2
yonder
不支
bù zhī
1
to be unable to endure
亚利桑那
Yà lì sāng nà
1
Arizona
亚利桑那州
Yà lì sāng nà zhōu
1
Arizona
俾路支省
Bǐ lù zhī shěng
1
Balochistan (Pakistan)
借支
jiè zhī
1
to get an advance on one's pay
分支
fēn zhī
1
branch (of company, river etc)
2
to branch
3
to diverge
4
to ramify
5
to subdivide
刹那
chà nà
1
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)
2
split second
3
the twinkling of an eye
Idioms
(6)
一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
1
lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
2
fig. one is helpless alone
支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí
1
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
2
evasive
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
1
scattered and smashed (idiom)
乐不可支
lè bù kě zhī
1
overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
说时迟,那时快
shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài
1
(idiom) no sooner said than done
2
before you know it
这山望着那山高
zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
1
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position
2
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
Sample Sentences