抗 (kong3 | kang4) : resist; combat; defy

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抗

kong3

kang4

[1] resist; combat; fight
[2] defy; refuse; reject

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

抗

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抵抗 dai2 kong3 di3 kang4 = to resist; resistance

對抗 deoi3 kong3 dui4 kang4 = to antagonize; to resist

反抗 faan2 kong3 fan3 kang4 = to revolt; to resist; to react; to rebel

抗戰 kong3 zin3 kang4 zhan4 = war of resistance

抗爭 kong3 zang1 kang4 zheng1 = make a stand and fight (against)

抗議 kong3 ji5 kang4 yi4 = protest

抗衡 kong3 hang4 kang4 heng2 = contend against

抗辯 kong3 bin6 = contradict; counterplea; demur; demurrer; plea

抗日 kong3 jat6 = to oppose Japan

抗生素 kong3 saang1 sou3 kang4 sheng1 su4 = antibiotics; antibiotic

不可抗力 bat1 ho2 kong3 lik6 bu4 ke3 kang4 li4 = force majeure; act of God, beyond human control 國

不抵抗主義 bat1 dai2 kong3 zyu2 ji6 bu4 di3 kang4 zhu3 yi4 = policy of nonresistance 國

不能抵抗 bat1 nang4 dai2 kong3 bu4 neng2 di3 kang4 = irresistible 國

反抗者 faan2 kong3 ze2 fan3 kang4 zhe3 = rebel

抵抗力 dai2 kong3 lik6 di3 kang4 li4 = resistance; immunity

公民抗命 gung1 man4 kong3 ming6 gong1 min2 kang4 ming4 = civil disobedience

抗原 kong3 jyun4 = antigens

抗旱 kong3 hon5 kang4 han4 = [v] to weather a drought

抗擊 kong3 gik1 kang4 ji2 (Taiwan), kang4 ji1 = resist (a military attack)

抗拒 kong3 keoi5 kang4 ju4 = to resist; defy; oppose

抗菌 kong3 kwan2 kang4 jun4 (Taiwan), kang4 jun1 (PRC) = anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, antimicrobial, antibacterial

抗體 kong3 tai2 kang4 ti3 = antibody

絕食抗議 zyut6 sik6 kong3 ji5 jue2 shi2 kang4 yi4 = [n] stage a hunger strike in protest of sth

抗菌劑 kong3 kwan2 zai1 kang4 jun4 ji4 = antiseptic , antibacterial agent

抗災 kong3 zoi1 kang4 zai1 = defense against natural disasters

抗捐 kong3 gyun1 kang4 juan1 = to refuse to pay taxes; to boycott a levy

抗水 kong3 seoi2 kang4 shui3 = waterproof; water resistant

抗直 kong3 zik6 kang4 zhi2 = unyielding

抗抑鬱 kong3 jik1 wat1 kang4 yi4 yu4 = anti-depressant

抗辯人 kong3 bin6 jan4 kang4 bian4 ren2 = defendant

違抗 wai4 kong3 wei2 kang4 = defy; disobey

反戰抗議 faan2 zin3 kong3 ji5 fan3 zhan4 kang4 yi4 = antiwar protest

抗日戰爭 kong3 jat6 zin3 zang1 kang4 ri4 zhan4 zheng1 = (China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)

抗日結束 kong3 jat6 git3 cuk1 kang4 ri4 jie2 shu4 = the end of the Japanese War (1937-1945)

抗日時期 kong3 jat6 si4 kei4 kang4 ri4 shi2 qi1 (PRC), kang4 ri4 shi2 qi2 (Taiwan) = during the war of resistance; during the Japanese War

抗日勝利 kong3 jat6 sing3 lei6 = victory in the Japanese War; V-J Day

抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌 kong3 noi6 gaap3 joeng5 sai1 lam4 gam1 pou4 kwan2 kang4 nai4 jia3 yang3 xi1 lin2 jin1 pu2 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

長城抗戰 coeng4 sing4 kong3 zin3 chang2 cheng2 kang4 zhan4 = the Defense of the Great Wall (from the Japanese)

負隅頑抗 fu6 jyu4 waan4 kong3 fu4 yu2 wan2 kang4 = fight back fiercely when one is cornered

憤怒反抗機器 fan5 nou6 faan2 kong3 gei1 hei3 fen4 nu4 fan3 kang4 ji1 qi4 = Rage Against The Machine

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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