Chinese word dictionary

抵挡

dǐdǎng · to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand

Practice word

Word information

Simplified抵挡

Traditional抵擋

Pinyindǐdǎng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

抵dǐ

to resist; to arrive; mortgage

挡dǎng

to block, to obstruct; to get in the way; cover, guard

How to learn 抵挡

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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挡dǎng

to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission); variant of 擋|挡[dang3]

抵达dǐdá

to arrive; to reach (a destination)

抵抗dǐkàng

to resist; resistance

阻挡zǔdǎng

to stop; to resist; to obstruct

抵dǐ

to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to; to match; to balance; to offset; to mortgage; to make up for; to compensate for; to arrive at; to reach; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3])

抵触dǐchù

to conflict; to contradict