抗击 (kàng jī) — to resist, to fight against (an attack, disease… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal, written verb meaning 'to fight against / resist' an attack, disease, or disaster. Stronger and more literary than 抵抗, which is the more neutral everyday word.

verb

to resistto fight against (an attack, disease, natural disaster, etc.)

Examples

抗击。
Quán guó rén mín zhèng zài nǔ lì kàng jī xīn guān bìng dú.
The whole country is working hard to fight the novel coronavirus.
抗击。
Zhàn shì men yīng yǒng kàng jī dí rén de jìn gōng.
The soldiers bravely repelled the enemy's attack.
抗击，。
Wǒ men yí dìng yào kàng jī gè zhǒng zì rán zāi hài, bǎo hù jiā yuán.
We must fight against all kinds of natural disasters to protect our homeland.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

击jīstrike

抗 means resist and 击 means strike back, together giving a sense of fighting off an attack.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌亢抗

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

亢

亢kàng抗kàng

Same sound today

抗 is made from 扌, a written form of 手 (hand), and 亢, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

Appears in

Military & Defense Safety & Danger

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