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对抗

duì kàng · dui kang

Traditional 對抗

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to withstand
  2. to resist
  3. to stand off
  4. antagonism
  5. confrontation
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Tug of war

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)下午(xiàwǔ)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)和(hé)隔壁(gébì)班(bān)打(dǎ)一场(yīchǎng)对抗赛(duìkàngsài)。

    Tomorrow afternoon we have a friendly match against the next-door class.

  2. Dengdeng

    篮球(lánqiú)吗(ma)？他们(tāmen)都(dōu)很(hěn)高(gāo)，我们(wǒmen)很(hěn)难(nán)和(hé)他们(tāmen)对抗(duìkàng)。

    Basketball? They are all tall. It's hard to compete against them.

  3. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)篮球(lánqiú)，是(shì)拔河(báhé)。

    Not basketball. It's tug of war.

  4. Dengdeng

    拔河(báhé)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)得(děi)有(yǒu)力气(lìqi)。

    Tug of war? Then we need strength.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，要(yào)用(yòng)力气(lìqi)和(hé)他们(tāmen)对抗(duìkàng)。今晚(jīnwǎn)多(duō)吃(chī)点(diǎn)！

    Right, we'll compete against them with strength. Eat more tonight!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(Zhè)两(liǎng)支(zhī)球(qiú)队(duì)在(zài)决(jué)赛(sài)中(zhōng)激(jī)烈(liè)对(duì)抗(kàng)。

These two teams fiercely confronted each other in the final.

02

医(Yī)生(shēng)用(yòng)新(xīn)药(yào)帮(bāng)助(zhù)病(bìng)人(rén)对(duì)抗(kàng)感(gǎn)染(rǎn)。

The doctor used new medicine to help the patient fight the infection.

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