招架

zhāojià

verb #24,830

Meanings

1 to resist
2 to ward off
3 to hold one's own
4 to cope with

Characters

to beckon / move / technique

to support / to prop up / frame

Examples

他一个人根本招架不住这么多问题。

Tā yí gè rén gēnběn zhāojià bú zhù zhème duō wèntí.

He simply cannot cope with so many questions on his own.

她轻松地招架住了对手的进攻。

Tā qīngsōng de zhāojià zhù le duìshǒu de jìngōng.

She easily warded off her opponent's attack.

面对众多批评，他已经招架不住了。

Miànduì zhòngduō pīpíng, tā yǐjīng zhāojià bú zhù le.

Faced with so much criticism, he can no longer hold his own.

Tips

usage

招架 is often used in the pattern 招架不住 (zhāojià bú zhù), meaning unable to cope or overwhelmed. It implies active resistance against pressure or attack.

Stroke Order

招 zhāo

架 jià