pillar
US
UK pillar n: (architecture: column)
SC 柱子 zhù zi
TC 柱子
TC 柱子
SC 支柱 zhù zi ，zhī zhù
TC 支柱
TC 支柱
The roof is supported by four pillars.
四个柱子支撑着屋顶。
pillar n: (basis of ideas) (思想的)
SC 基础，支柱 jī chǔ，zhī zhù
TC 基礎，支柱
TC 基礎，支柱
The belief that Christ is the son of God is one of the pillars of the Christian faith.
基督教的信念基础之一就是相信基督是上帝之子。
pillar of [sth] n: ([sth] shaped like a pillar)
SC 一柱…，一股…
A pillar of smoke rose from the ruins.
废墟中冒出一柱烟。
pillar n: figurative (person: supportive)
SC 中流砥柱 zhōng liú dǐ zhù
SC 重要人士 zhōng liú dǐ zhù，zhòng yào rén shì
SC 栋梁 zhōng liú dǐ zhù，dòng liáng
Jane is a pillar of the local church.
简是当地教会的中流砥柱。
from pillar to post expr: figurative (from place to place)
SC 东奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo
TC 東奔西跑
TC 東奔西跑
SC 四处奔波 dōng bēn xī pǎo，sì chù bēn bō
TC 四處奔波
TC 四處奔波
from pillar to post expr: figurative (from one bad situation to another)
SC 四处碰壁
SC 走投无路
mailbox (US), postbox, pillar box (UK) n: (in street: post box)
SC 信箱 xìn xiāng
SC 邮箱 xìn xiāng，yóu xiāng
The mailbox is emptied twice a day.