支 – vocab dash

支zhī

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Meanings

1. to support

2. to sustain

3. to erect

4. to raise

5. branch

6. division

7. to draw money

8. classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

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Examples34

给gěi我wǒ支zhī香烟吧ba。

Give me a cigarette.

如果rúguǒ你nǐ需要xūyào笔bǐ的话dehuà，我wǒ借jiè你nǐ一yī支zhī。

If you need a pen, I'll lend you one.

这zhè支zhī笔bǐ和hé我wǒ昨天zuótiān掉diào的de那nà支zhī一样yīyàng。

This is the same pen that I lost yesterday.

我wǒ昨天zuótiān买mǎi了le一yī支zhī像xiàng你nǐ那样nàyàng的de笔bǐ。

I bought a pen like yours yesterday.

我wǒ需要xūyào一yī支zhī新xīn的de笔bǐ。我wǒ会huì买mǎi一yī支zhī。

I need a new pen. I'll buy one.

我wǒ只有zhǐyǒu几jǐ支zhī笔bǐ。

I only have a few pens.