中流砥柱

zhōngliúdǐzhù
  1. mainstay
  2. cornerstone
  3. tower of strength

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) mainstay; cornerstone; chief support
  2. mainstay; cornerstone; chief support

Wiktionary

比喻獨立不撓、力挽狂瀾的人。參見「砥柱中流」條。

重編國語辭典

能擔當重任、起中坚作用的人或集体

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 中流 zhōngliú midstream
2 砥柱 dǐzhù
  1. (figurative) backbone; mainstay
  2. (～山) Mount Dizhu (rock situated midstream of the Yellow River)
  3. Mount Dizhu (rock situated midstream of the Yellow River)
  4. backbone; mainstay

Related entries

支柱 zhīzhù
  1. mainstay
  2. pillar
  3. prop
  4. backbone
主心骨 zhǔxīngǔ
  1. backbone
  2. mainstay
  3. pillar
  4. definite view
  5. one's own judgment
臺柱 táizhù
  1. pillar
  2. mainstay
  3. star performer
主力軍 zhǔlìjūn
  1. main force (military)
  2. (fig.) the group or element with the most impact
  3. mainstay
  4. main cohort
青年农民和外出务工农民是农村网民的主力军，在对诸如网络音乐、网络游戏、网络影视等互联网娱乐功能的使用上，农村网民和城镇网民相当。

Young people and migrant workers are the bulk of rural Internet users; in terms of online music, online games, online film and television, and the Internet's capacity for entertainment, rural Internet users are equivalent to urban ones.

Source: Tatoeba

棟梁 dòngliáng
  1. ridgepole
  2. ridgepole and beams
  3. person able to bear heavy responsibility
  4. mainstay (of organization)
  5. pillar (of state)
歸依 guīyī
  1. to convert to (a religion)
  2. to rely upon
  3. refuge
  4. mainstay
梁木 liángmù
  1. beam
  2. rafter
  3. lintel
  4. person able to bear heavy responsibility
  5. mainstay (of organization)
  6. pillar (of state)
要件 yàojiàn
  1. key document
  2. important condition
  3. criterion
  4. requirement
  5. requisite
  6. cornerstone