顽抗 (wán kàng) — stubbornly resist | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

顽抗 (wánkàng) means to resist stubbornly against pressure to yield, surrender, or accept — typically a losing or unjust position. It is stronger and more condemnatory than 抵抗, which is a neutral 'to resist'.

verb

stubbornly resist

Examples

顽抗，。
Dí rén hái zài wán kàng, dàn yǐ jīng jiān chí bù liǎo duō jiǔ le.
The enemy is still stubbornly resisting, but they can't hold out much longer.
，顽抗。
Jǐng fāng quàn tā tóu xiáng, tā què jì xù wán kàng.
The police urged him to surrender, but he continued to resist stubbornly.
，顽抗，。
Miàn duì zhèng jù, tā bú zài wán kàng, chéng rèn le zuì xíng.
Faced with the evidence, he no longer resisted stubbornly and confessed to the crime.

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