抗命

kàngmìng

verb #30,679

Meanings

1 to disobey orders
2 to defy a command
3 to refuse to comply

Characters

to resist, oppose

Examples

士兵在战场上抗命会被严惩。

Shìbīng zài zhànchǎng shàng kàngmìng huì bèi yánchéng.

A soldier who disobeys orders on the battlefield faces severe punishment.

他公然抗命，最终被开除。

Tā gōngrán kàngmìng, zuìzhōng bèi kāichú.

He openly defied orders and was eventually fired.

Tips

register

Formal — military, legal, and corporate-discipline contexts. For everyday 'didn't listen,' use 不听话 (bù tīnghuà). 抗命 carries the weight of insubordination against legitimate authority.

memory

抗 = 'to resist' (as in 抗议 'protest') + 命 = 'order, command' = 'to resist an order' — clean, transparent compound.

Stroke Order

抗 kàng

命 mìng