抗击

抗擊
kàngjī
verb #30,687

Meanings

  1. 1 to resist (an aggressor)
  2. 2 to fight back against; to oppose (a menace)

Examples

Rénmín yīngyǒng kàngjī wàilái qīnlüèzhě.
The people bravely resisted the foreign invaders.
Quánguó shàngxià qíxīn kàngjī yìqíng.
The whole country united to fight the epidemic.

Tips

register
Heroic / formal register. Almost always used about resisting something serious — invasion, disease, disaster. Common collocations: 抗击侵略 (resist invasion), 抗击疫情 (fight the epidemic — heavily used during COVID-19), 抗击洪水 (battle the flood). Don't use for everyday opposition; use 反对 or 抵抗 instead.

Stroke Order

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