# 撑 (chēng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 撑 (chēng) means “to prop up; to support; to open (an umbrella)”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to prop up; to support; to open (an umbrella)
- Pinyin: chēng (cheng1)
- Traditional: 撐
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 外面下雨了，请把雨伞撑开。
  Wàimiàn xiàyǔ le, qǐng bǎ yǔsǎn chēng kāi.
  It is raining outside, so please open your umbrella.

https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-prop-up/

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