Talk:Zǐ Xīn Zhī/@comment-396366-20160706213623/@comment-396366-20160707024356

"Zhīchēng" refers to more of a "physically" supporting. Even if used figuratively, it sort of means struggling to hold something up. Zhī, however, is more of a general meaning of the word "support," and, of course, is much less wordy, so it really depends on what you are looking for. For the most part, the meaning doesn't really change though, aside from what I just explained.