# 支柱 (zhīzhù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 支柱 (zhīzhù) means “mainstay; pillar”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: mainstay; pillar
- Pinyin: zhīzhù (zhi1 zhu4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 旅游业是这座城市的经济支柱。
  Lǚyóuyè shì zhè zuò chéngshì de jīngjì zhīzhù.
  Tourism is an economic pillar of this city.

## Characters

- [支](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-support/) (zhī): to support; to sustain
- 柱 (zhù): pillar

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-zhu-mainstay/

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