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抗拒

kàng jù · kang ju

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to resist
  2. to defy
  3. to oppose
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Cannot resist

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)真(zhēn)抗拒不了(kàngjùbùle)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)的(de)香味(xiāngwèi)。

    I really cannot resist the smell of roasted sweet potato.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)抗拒不了(kàngjùbùle)，可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)刚(gāng)吃完(chīwán)饭(fàn)。

    I can't resist it either, but we just finished eating.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    So what do we do?

  4. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)，我们(wǒmen)分着(fēnzhe)吃(chī)。

    Buy one and share it.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，就(jiù)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)。

    OK, just one.

  6. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，来(lái)两个(liǎnggè)！

    Boss, two please!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)这(zhè)身(shēn)穿(chuān)着(zhuó)让(ràng)人(rén)无(wú)法(fǎ)抗(kàng)拒(jù)。

You're irresistible in this dress.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

面(miàn)对(duì)诱(yòu)惑(huò)，他(tā)努(nǔ)力(lì)抗(kàng)拒(jù)。

Facing temptation, he tried hard to resist.

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