Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

hold up; on the whole; push against; to support; to resist; to reach

Chinese: 抵抗、抵挡;也表示抵达、相当。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “di” becomes a different word in each tone. 抵 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 抵抗dǐ kàngto resist; resistance
  • 抵达dǐ dáto arrive; to reach (a destination)
  • 抵制dǐ zhìto resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject
  • 抵押dǐ yāto provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral
  • 抵挡dǐ dǎngto resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off

Example Sentence

经过一夜的行驶,火车抵达了终点。Jīng guò yí yè de xíng shǐ, huǒ chē dǐ dá le zhōng diǎn.After a night of travel, the train reached its destination.

经过Jīng guòto passonenightdeofxíng(bound form) to walkshǐ(of a vehicle) to run火车huǒ chētrain抵达dǐ dáto arrivele(completed action)终点zhōng diǎnthe end