Chinese Word: 抵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

抵HSK 6

Pinyin: dǐ

English Definition: to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive at; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)

Chinese Definition:
①挡，拒，用力对撑着：抵挡。抵制。抵抗。抵赖。
②顶撞，冲突，矛盾：抵触。
③代替，相当，顶替：抵押。抵偿。抵充。抵还(huán)。
④到达：抵京。抵临。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic: 氐 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 氐 [ dī ] the name of an ancient tribe

Similar Characters: 柢纸低底

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Example Words

抵达	dǐ dá	to arrive; to reach (a destination)	HSK 6
抵抗	dǐ kàng	to resist; resistance	HSK 6
抵制	dǐ zhì	to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal	HSK 6
抵御	dǐ yù	to resist; to withstand
抵押	dǐ yā	to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral

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Example Sentences

1		shí jiān 时间 hé 和 wǒ 我 xié qǐ shǒu 携起手 lái 来 dǐ 抵 liǎng 两 rén 人。 Time and I against any two.
2		hé miàn 河面 shàng 上 qǐ 起 bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 shí 时， tā men 他们 bù 不 dé 得 bù 不 cóng 从 chuán lǐ 船里 wǎng 往 wài 外 yǎo 舀 shuǐ 水， yǐ biàn 以便 ān quán 安全 dǐ àn 抵岸。 When the storm rose on the river, they had to bale out (the boat)to reach the shore safely.
3		“ zhè lǐ 这里 de 的 rén men 人们 kàn 看 bù 不 qǐ 起 wǒ men 我们 ” ， lìng 另 yī 一 zuì jìn 最近 dǐ 抵 hán guó 韩国 de 的 rén 人 gào sù 告诉 wǒ 我。 "People look down on us here," another recent arrival told me.
4		yī 一 zhǒng 种 xiǎng fǎ 想法 shì 是 dà xī yáng 大西洋 yuǎn 远 dǐ 抵 “ shì jiè 世界 de 的 biān yuán 边缘 ” ， hǎi yuán 海员 men 们 dān xīn 担心 tā men 他们 huì 会 yì zhí 一直 háng xíng 航行 dào 到 dì qiú 地球 biān shàng 边上 diào 掉 luò 落 xià qù 下去。 One idea was that it reached out to "the edge of the world." Sailors were afraid that they might sail right off the earth.
5		yòng 用 dōng xī 东西 bǎ 把 mén 门 dǐ 抵 zhù 住， bié 别 ràng 让 fēng 风 guā 刮 kāi 开。 Prop something against the door so that it won't blow open.

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1		shí jiān 时间 hé 和 wǒ 我 xié qǐ shǒu 携起手 lái 来 dǐ 抵 liǎng 两 rén 人。 Time and I against any two.
2		hé miàn 河面 shàng 上 qǐ 起 bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 shí 时， tā men 他们 bù 不 dé 得 bù 不 cóng 从 chuán lǐ 船里 wǎng 往 wài 外 yǎo 舀 shuǐ 水， yǐ biàn 以便 ān quán 安全 dǐ àn 抵岸。 When the storm rose on the river, they had to bale out (the boat)to reach the shore safely.
3		“ zhè lǐ 这里 de 的 rén men 人们 kàn 看 bù 不 qǐ 起 wǒ men 我们 ” ， lìng 另 yī 一 zuì jìn 最近 dǐ 抵 hán guó 韩国 de 的 rén 人 gào sù 告诉 wǒ 我。 "People look down on us here," another recent arrival told me.
4		yī 一 zhǒng 种 xiǎng fǎ 想法 shì 是 dà xī yáng 大西洋 yuǎn 远 dǐ 抵 “ shì jiè 世界 de 的 biān yuán 边缘 ” ， hǎi yuán 海员 men 们 dān xīn 担心 tā men 他们 huì 会 yì zhí 一直 háng xíng 航行 dào 到 dì qiú 地球 biān shàng 边上 diào 掉 luò 落 xià qù 下去。 One idea was that it reached out to "the edge of the world." Sailors were afraid that they might sail right off the earth.
5		yòng 用 dōng xī 东西 bǎ 把 mén 门 dǐ 抵 zhù 住， bié 别 ràng 让 fēng 风 guā 刮 kāi 开。 Prop something against the door so that it won't blow open.

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