Definition
抗命 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to disobey orders'. The two parts can separate: you can say 抗了一次命 ('disobeyed an order once') or 抗过命 ('have disobeyed orders'). It's used in formal or military contexts.
v.o.
to disobey ordersto defy orders
Examples
- 抗命。Jūnrén bù gǎn kàng mìng.The soldier dares not disobey orders.
- ，。Tā kàng guò yí cì mìng, bèi fá le.He disobeyed an order once and was punished.
- 。Tā cónglái méiyǒu kàng guò mìng.He has never disobeyed orders.
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