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kàng

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kàng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kàng | kang4
English translation
to resist
to fight
to defy
anti-
to defy, to fight, to resist

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About kàng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

kàng

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Fighting  kàng  with bare hands  shǒu kàng also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of kàng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

扌亢

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and kàng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using kàng

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zhè 城市 chéngshì 反抗 fǎnkàng 敌人 dírén de 猛攻 měng gōng 两个星期 xīngqī zhī jiǔ .

The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.

我们 wǒmen de 战士 zhàn shì 抵抗 dǐkàng 敌人 dírén de 进攻 jìngōng Zhōu 之久.

Our soldiers held out against the enemy's attacks for a week.

zhū dān 杆菌 gǎn jūn duì yán yān , suān jìn , yān xūn hěn yǒu 抵抗力 dǐ kàng lì .

The erysipelas organism is quite resistant to salting, pickling, and smoking.

zhào de huà zuò , 不得 bù dé 违抗 wéi kàng .

Do as I tell you, no but about it.

阿片类药物 yào wù N - 甲基 jiǎ jī -D- tiān ( Mén ) dōng 氨酸拮抗离子 lí zǐ 通道 Tōng dào 阻滞剂 de 疗效 liáo xiào 还有 hái yǒu dāi 研究 yánjiū .

Further studies are needed on opioids, N - methyl - D - aspartate antagonists, and ion channel blockers.

Words with kàng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
kàng to resist kàng
对抗 duìkàng to withstand對抗
反抗 fǎnkàng to resist反抗 fǎnkàng
抵抗 dǐkàng to resist抵抗 dǐkàng
抗议 kàngyì to protest抗議
抗拒 kàng jù to resist抗拒 kàng jù
抗生素 kàng shēng sù antibiotic抗生素 kàng shēng sù
抗体 kàng tǐ antibody抗體
抗争 kàng zhēng to resist抗爭
抗原 kàng yuán antigen抗原 kàng yuán
抗战 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)抗戰
抗衡 kàng héng contend against抗衡 kàng héng
违抗 wéi kàng to disobey違抗
抗日战争 Kàng Rì Zhàn zhēng (China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)抗日戰爭
抗旱 kàng hàn drought-resistant抗旱 kàng hàn
抗菌 kàng jūn antibacterial抗菌 kàng jūn
抗癌 kàng aí anti-cancer抗癌 kàng aí
抗击 kàng jī to resist (an aggressor)抗擊
对抗赛 duì kàng sài duel對抗賽
抗辩 kàng biàn to protest抗辯
抗美援朝 kàng Měi yuán Cháo Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)抗美援朝 kàng Měi yuán Cháo
抗病 kàng bìng disease resistant抗病 kàng bìng
抗灾 kàng zāi defense against natural disasters抗災
抗震 kàng zhèn seismic defenses抗震 kàng zhèn
抗洪 kàng hóng to fight a flood抗洪 kàng hóng

kàng Decomposition & Compounds

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kàng Decomposition

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