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抵触

dǐchù

to conflict with; to resist

A person with crossed arms turns away from a plate of food
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Characters in this word

抵 dǐ

Strokes
8
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 氐 the name of an ancient tribe
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

触 chù

Strokes
13
Radical
角 — angle, corner
Made of
角 angle, corner 虫 insect, worm
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 触

Example phrases

  • 新规定与现行合同存在抵触,必须先通过法律审查。 Xīn guīdìng yǔ xiànxíng hétong cúnzài dǐchù, bìxū xiān tōngguò fǎlǜ shěnchá. The new rules conflict with the existing contract and must first undergo legal review.
  • 孩子对新学校有抵触情绪,每天早上都不想去。 Háizi duì xīn xuéxiào yǒu dǐchù qíngxù, měitiān zǎoshang dōu bù xiǎng qù. The child resists the new school and doesn't want to go every morning.
  • 他的做法和公司的规定相抵触,所以被经理批评了。 Tā de zuòfǎ hé gōngsī de guīdìng xiāng dǐchù, suǒyǐ bèi jīnglǐ pīpíng le. His approach conflicted with company rules, so the manager criticised him.

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