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中流砥柱

zhōng liú dǐ zhù

4-character word

What 中流砥柱 means

1. mainstay
2. cornerstone
3. tower of strength

The characters in 中流砥柱

• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 流liúto flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread
• 砥dǐbaffle (pier); whetstone
• 柱zhùpillar

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