trụ
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 柱.
Noun edit
(classifier cái) trụ
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 拄, from the same root as etymology 1.
Verb edit
trụ
- to last; to be able to continue (a competition, etc.)
- Tay đấm đã không trụ được quá bốn hiệp đấu.
- The boxer was not be able to continue for more than 4 rounds.
- Tại sao nhà Thanh chỉ có thể trụ được gần ba thế kỷ?
- Why was the Qing dynasty was only able to last for nearly 3 centuries?