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挺住

tǐng zhù

2-character word

What 挺住 means

1. to stand firm
2. to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)

The characters in 挺住

• 挺tǐngstraight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body)
• 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease…

Example sentences

• 挺住。救护车马上就来了。
  Hang on. The ambulance will get here in just a little bit.

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