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Character · VerbTraditional峙

store up; stand towering

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to store up; to amass; to reserve

literary

Literary usage found in classical texts and formal written Chinese, often describing the accumulation of supplies, wealth, or resources.

Zhì峙
liáng粮
mò秣
 ,
shàn缮
jiǎ甲
bīng兵
 ,
yǐ以
bèi备
bù不
yú虞
 。

They stored up grain and fodder, repaired armor and weapons, to prepare for unexpected events.

Huò货
cái财
zhì峙
jī积
 ,
fù富
jiǎ甲
yī一
fāng方
 。

His family amassed goods and wealth, becoming the richest in the entire region.

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Jūn军
wú无
zī辎
zhòng重
zé则
wáng亡
 ,
wú无
liáng粮
shí食
zé则
wáng亡
 ,
wú无
wěi委
jī积
zé则
wáng亡
 。

An army without heavy equipment will perish; without food and grain will perish; without stored-up provisions will perish.

2.

verb

to stand towering; to rise erect; to soar

Commonly used to describe mountains, buildings, or cliffs that rise steeply and majestically. Often appears in set phrases like 双峰对峙.

Liǎng两
àn岸
xuán悬
yá崖
duì对
zhì峙
 ,
jiāng江
liú流
tuān湍
jí急
 。

Precipices tower facing each other on both banks, while the river flows rapidly.

Qún群
fēng峰
zhì峙
lì立
 ,
zhí直
chā插
yún云
xiāo霄
 。

The cluster of peaks stands towering, piercing straight into the clouds.

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Liǎng两
jūn军
duì对
zhì峙
 ,
dà大
zhàn战
yī一
chù触
jí即
fā发
 。

The two armies stood confronting each other, with a major battle imminent.