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

HSK 7-9
Rénmín yīngyǒng kàngjī wàilái qīnlüèzhě.
The people bravely resisted the foreign invaders.
HSK 7-9
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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