抗
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kàng · to defy, to fight, to resist

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 抗

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kàngWords pronounced kàng
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Example sentences

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Wǒ dǐ kàng bùliǎo tián shí de yòu huò.我抵抗不了甜食的诱惑。

I can't resist sweet things.

Source: Tatoeba #8692947 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cháng yǐ fǎn kàng de tài dù duì wǒ mén.他常以反抗的態度對我們。

He often takes a defiant attitude toward us.

Source: Tatoeba #804499 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì bù kě kàng jù de.你是不可抗拒的。

You are irresistible.

Source: Tatoeba #502762 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Měi guó de gōng rén kāi shǐ kàng yì.美国的工人开始抗议。

American workers began to protest.

Source: Tatoeba #10188034 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wài gōng shì zài kàng rì zhàn zhēng shí bèi shā de.我外公是在抗日战争时被杀的。

My grandfather was murdered during the Second World War.

Source: Tatoeba #12780326 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nán yǐ dǐ kàng gěi jùzi yā yùn de yuàn wàng.难以抵抗给句子押韵的愿望。

It's hard to resist the wish to make the sentence rhyme.

Source: Tatoeba #10045058 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 抗 in context

  1. Say kàng, then recall the core meaning: to defy, to fight, to resist.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 抵抗 (dǐ kàng), meaning “to resist”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 抗 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.