Hanzi

抗

to resist/to fight/to defy/anti-

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

kàng, gāng

Bopomofo

ㄎㄤˋ, ㄍㄤ

Jyutping

kong3

Example sentences

反抗 fǎnkàng
人民起來反抗暴政。
人民起来反抗暴政。

The people rose up to resist the tyranny.

壓迫 / 压迫 yāpò
人民反抗長期的壓迫。
人民反抗长期的压迫。

People resist long-term oppression.

抗 kàng
村民一起抗洪，保護家園。
村民一起抗洪，保护家园。

The villagers fought the flood together and protected their homes.

抗拒 kàngjù
面對美食的誘惑，我真的很難抗拒。
面对美食的诱惑，我真的很难抗拒。

Faced with the temptation of delicious food, I really find it hard to resist.

對抗 / 对抗 duìkàng
他們決定團結起來對抗敵人。
他们决定团结起来对抗敌人。

They decided to unite to resist the enemy.

調高 / 调高 tiáogāo
央行決定調高利率以對抗通貨膨脹。
央行决定调高利率以对抗通货膨胀。

The central bank decided to raise interest rates to combat inflation.

抗戰 / 抗战 kàngzhàn
許多家庭在抗戰期間被迫離開故鄉。
许多家庭在抗战期间被迫离开故乡。

Many families were forced to leave their hometown during the war of resistance.

八路軍 / 八路军 bālùjūn
博物館展出八路軍在華北抗戰時的照片。
博物馆展出八路军在华北抗战时的照片。

The museum displays photographs of the Eighth Route Army during its resistance fighting in North China.

Example Vocabulary

反抗

fan3'kang4

to resist; to revolt

抗

kang4

to resist; to withstand; to oppose

抗拒

kang4'ju4

to resist; to defy; to refuse to obey

抵抗力

di3'kang4'li4

對抗

dui4'kang4

to withstand; to resist; confrontation

抗壓

抗戰

kang4'zhan4

war of resistance; to wage a war of resistance; especially the Chinese war against Japan

抗擊

抗日

不可抗力

bu4'ke3'kang4'li4

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