抗 kàng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 亢 high, proud
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
抗衡
kànghéng
to contend with; to counterbalance
Characters in this word
衡 héng
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 行 — to go, to walk, to move
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这家本土企业若想与跨国巨头抗衡，必须在核心技术上形成不可替代的优势。 Zhè jiā běntǔ qǐyè ruò xiǎng yǔ kuàguó jùtóu kànghéng, bìxū zài héxīn jìshù shàng xíngchéng bùkě tìdài de yōushì. If this local company wants to contend with multinational giants, it must develop irreplaceable advantages in core technology.
- 一个小队伍很难和这么强的对手抗衡。 Yí ge xiǎo duìwu hěn nán hé zhème qiáng de duìshǒu kànghéng. A small team can hardly stand up to such a strong opponent.
- 这座小镇的小店联合起来，想和大商场抗衡。 Zhè zuò xiǎozhèn de xiǎodiàn liánhé qǐlái, xiǎng hé dà shāngchǎng kànghéng. The small shops in this town joined together, hoping to stand up to the big mall.
Related words
- 抵抗 dǐkàng to resist
- 对抗 duìkàng to confront, to oppose
- 反抗 fǎnkàng to resist; to rebel against
- 抗拒 kàngjù to resist; to defy
- 抗生素 kàngshēngsù antibiotic
- 抗议 kàngyì to protest; protest
- 抗争 kàngzhēng to resist; to struggle
- 衡量 héngliáng to measure, to weigh
- 均衡 jūnhéng balanced; equilibrium
- 权衡 quánhéng to weigh; to balance
- 交锋 jiāofēng to clash; to confront
- 叫板 jiàobǎn to challenge; to defy