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抗拒

kàng jù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

抗拒 (kàng jù) means "to resist; to defy; to oppose". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 抗拒 means

1. to resist
2. to defy
3. to oppose

The characters in 抗拒

• 抗kàngto resist; to fight; to defy
• 拒jùto resist; to repel; to refuse

Example sentences

• 你是不可抗拒的。
  Nǐ shì bùkěkàngjù de.
  You are irresistible.
• 你令人难以抗拒。
  Nǐ lìngrén nányǐ kàngjù.
  You are irresistible.
• 你这身穿着让人无法抗拒。
  You're irresistible in this dress.

Words containing 抗拒

• 不可抗拒bù kě kàng jùact of God; force majeure (law); irresistible (idiom)

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