Chinese word

抵挡

Pronunciation

Pinyindǐ dǎng

Meaning

  • verbresist

Example

我抵挡不住她的笑容。wǒ dí dǎng bú zhù tā de xiào róng

I can't resist her smile.

Illustration for 抵挡 (resist)

More examples

面对巨大的压力，他抵挡不住想要放弃的念头。miàn duì jù dà de yā lì tā dí dǎng bú zhù xiǎng yào fàng qì de niàn tou

Under great pressure, he couldn't resist the thought of giving up.

Core concept

Pushes back an outside force or influence so that it cannot get through or take effect.

Common phrases

  • 抵挡不住dí dǎng bú zhù

    be unable to withstand

  • 抵挡得住dí dǎng de zhù

    be able to resist

Similar words

抵抗dǐ kàng: Stand against an outside force or pressure by using an opposing force.
抵制dǐ zhì: Use actions or measures to limit the spread or influence of a particular thing.
抗拒kàng jù: Refuse a demand or influence and decline to accept it.
抑制yì zhì: Hold back an emotion, desire, or reaction through personal effort.

Definition in Chinese

用力或用意志对抗外来的力量、影响或诱惑，使其不能起作用。yòng lì huò yòng yì zhì duì kàng wài lái de lì liàng yíng xiǎng huò yòu huò shǐ qí bù néng qǐ zuò yòng

Word origin

抵挡 (dǐdǎng, "resist") combines 抵 (dǐ, "withstand") + 挡 (dǎng, "block") to express stopping an outside force or influence.

Usage tips

  • Everyday Chinese uses this verb with cold, noise, and social pressure as well as physical threats, so its objects are not limited to things that can strike.

Other meanings

  • withstandverb
  • ward offverb

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