- 1. support; sustain; prop
- ♦ 用手~着下巴颏儿 prop one's chin in one's hands
- ♦ 用东西把门~住, 别让风刮开。 Prop something against the door so that it won't blow open.
- 2. resist; withstand
- ♦ ~住来自外面的压力 withstand the pressure from outside
- 3. compensate for; make good
- ♦ 抵命
- 4. mortgage
- ♦ 用房屋做~ mortgage a house
- 5. balance; set off
- ♦ 以定金~作价款 balance the deposit against the price
- 6. be equal to
- ♦ 干活他一个能~我们两个。 He can do the work of two of us
- 7.
书 reach; arrive at - ♦ 日内~京 will arrive in Beijing in a day or two