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
抵挡
dǐdǎng
to withstand; to resist
Characters in this word
挡 dǎng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 当 appropriate, timely
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这道防线连续抵挡了三天洪水，才为下游转移争取到时间。 Zhè dào fángxiàn liánxù dǐdǎng le sān tiān hóngshuǐ, cái wèi xiàyóu zhuǎnyí zhēngqǔ dào shíjiān. This defensive line withstood the floodwaters for three consecutive days, buying time for evacuation downstream.
- 这件旧外套抵挡不住山上的寒风。 Zhè jiàn jiù wàitào dǐdǎng bú zhù shān shàng de hánfēng. This old coat cannot hold out against the cold wind in the mountains.
- 面对美食的诱惑，她实在抵挡不了。 Miànduì měishí de yòuhuò, tā shízài dǐdǎng bù liǎo. Faced with the temptation of delicious food, she really can't resist.
Related words
- 抵达 dǐdá to arrive, to reach
- 抵抗 dǐkàng to resist
- 抵 dǐ to withstand; to offset; to pledge
- 抵触 dǐchù to conflict with; to resist
- 抵消 dǐxiāo to offset; to cancel out
- 抵押 dǐyā to mortgage; to pledge as collateral
- 抵御 dǐyù to resist; to withstand
- 抵制 dǐzhì to resist; to boycott
- 挡 dǎng to block
- 阻挡 zǔdǎng to block, to stop
- 遮挡 zhēdǎng to block; to obstruct; to shelter
- 提防 dīfang to guard against; to beware of