抗 kàng — to resist; to fight; to defy
多锻炼可以增强身体的抵抗力。Duō duàn liàn kě yǐ zēng qiáng shēn tǐ de dǐ kàng lì.Exercising more can strengthen the body resistance.
Common words: 抗议 (kàng yì)、对抗 (duì kàng)、抵抗 (dǐ kàng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to resist"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to resist", including 抗 (kàng), 抵 (dǐ), 拒 (jù). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to resist" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 抗 (kàng), 抵 (dǐ), 拒 (jù) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span kàng, dǐ, jù — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 抗 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 抗 kàngto resist; to fight; to defyUseful words: 抗议, 对抗
- 抵 dǐhold up; on the whole; push against; to support; to resist; to reachUseful words: 抵抗, 抵达
- 拒 jùto resist; to repel; to refuseUseful words: 拒绝, 抗拒
Common words for these 3 "to resist" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 抗 (kàng) — so "to resist" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
抗议kàng yìto protest; protest对抗duì kàngto withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism抵抗dǐ kàngto resist; resistance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拒绝jù juéto refuse; to decline; to reject抗拒kàng jùto resist; to defy; to oppose拒接jù jiēto reject; to refuse to take a call
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "to resist".
抵 dǐ — hold up; on the whole; push against; to support; to resist; to reach
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.
Common words: 抵抗 (dǐ kàng)、抵达 (dǐ dá)、抵制 (dǐ zhì)
拒 jù — to resist; to repel; to refuse
他婉言拒绝了别人的帮助。Tā wǎn yán jù jué le bié ren de bāng zhù.He politely declined other people help.
Common words: 拒绝 (jù jué)、抗拒 (kàng jù)、拒接 (jù jiē)
All 3 characters
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