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抵抗

dǐ kàng · di kang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to resist
  2. resistance
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In a conversation

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The bed wins

  1. Liangliang

    早上(zǎoshang)六(liù)点(diǎn)了(le)，起床(qǐchuáng)吧(ba)！

    It is six in the morning. Get up!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)抵抗(dǐkàng)不了(bùliǎo)床(chuáng)的(de)诱惑(yòuhuò)。

    I cannot resist the temptation of my bed.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)要(yào)抵抗(dǐkàng)一下(yīxià)，今天(jīntiān)要(yào)早起(zǎoqǐ)跑步(pǎobù)。

    You have to resist a bit. We are running early today.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)试试(shìshì)。我(wǒ)抵抗(dǐkàng)……我(wǒ)抵抗(dǐkàng)……

    OK, I will try. I resist... I resist...

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)又(yòu)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)？

    Why did you fall asleep again?

  6. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，床(chuáng)赢(yíng)了(le)。

    Sorry, the bed won.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)抵(dǐ)抗(kàng)不(bu)了(liǎo)甜(tián)食(shí)的(de)诱(yòu)惑(huò)。

I can't resist sweet things.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

难(nán)以(yǐ)抵(dǐ)抗(kàng)给(gěi)句(jù)子(zi)押(yā)韵(yùn)的(de)愿(yuàn)望(wàng)。

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

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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