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抵挡

dǐ dǎng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 抵擋

抵挡 (dǐ dǎng) means "to resist; to hold back; to stop". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 抵挡 means

1. to resist
2. to hold back
3. to stop
4. to ward off
5. to withstand

The characters in 抵挡

• 抵dǐto press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to…
• 挡dǎngto resist; to obstruct; to hinder

Example sentences

• 没有男人能够抵挡女人的诱惑。
  No man can resist the lure of a woman.

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