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
抗拒
kàngjù
to resist; to defy
Characters in this word
拒 jù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 巨 large, huge, gigantic
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 部分员工并非抗拒改革，而是担心新制度会削弱原有的职业保障。 Bùfen yuángōng bìngfēi kàngjù gǎigé, ér shì dānxīn xīn zhìdù huì xuēruò yuányǒu de zhíyè bǎozhàng. Some employees are not resisting reform itself, but worry that the new system will weaken their existing job security.
- 孩子很抗拒吃药，每次都要哄很久。 Háizi hěn kàngjù chī yào, měi cì dōu yào hǒng hěn jiǔ. The child strongly resists taking medicine, and it takes a long time to coax him each time.
- 他一开始很抗拒搬家，后来慢慢习惯了新环境。 Tā yì kāishǐ hěn kàngjù bānjiā, hòulái mànmàn xíguàn le xīn huánjìng. At first he resisted moving house, but gradually got used to the new surroundings.
Related words
- 抵抗 dǐkàng to resist
- 对抗 duìkàng to confront, to oppose
- 反抗 fǎnkàng to resist; to rebel against
- 抗衡 kànghéng to contend with; to counterbalance
- 抗生素 kàngshēngsù antibiotic
- 抗议 kàngyì to protest; protest
- 抗争 kàngzhēng to resist; to struggle
- 拒绝 jùjué to refuse
- 叫板 jiàobǎn to challenge; to defy
- 媲美 pìměi to rival; to compare favourably with
- 交锋 jiāofēng to clash; to confront
- 气势 qìshì momentum; imposing force