招架 (zhāo jià) — to parry, to fend off (in combat, arguments); to withstand, to cope with (pressure, difficulties, criticism)
Definition
Literally 'parry/ward off blows', 招架 is also used figuratively for struggling to withstand pressure, criticism, or difficulties — often with 不住 in the negative.
verb
to parryto fend off (in combat, arguments)to withstandto cope with (pressure, difficulties, criticism)
Examples
- 招架。Tā yòng shǒu bì zhāo jià zhù le duì fāng de gōng jī.He parried the opponent's attack with his forearm.
- ，。Jì zhě de wèn tí tài duō, tā zhāo jià bú zhù le.There were too many questions from the reporters; he couldn't cope.
- ，招架。Miàn duì zhè xiē kùn nan de jú miàn, tā réng rán néng gòu zhāo jià.Faced with these difficult situations, he could still withstand them.
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