Definition
抗议 means 'to protest'—to express strong objection publicly, often through demonstrations or statements. It is more specific than 反对 (HSK4 'to oppose'), which covers any kind of objection, and differs from 抵制 (HSK7 'to boycott'), which means refusing to buy or use something as a protest.
verb
to protest
Examples
- 抗议。Gōngrénmen zhèngzài jiētóu kàng yì jiāxīn.The workers are protesting on the streets for a pay raise.
- 抗议。Tā kàng yì xuéxiào de guīdìng bù gōngpíng.She protested that the school rules were unfair.
- 抗议。Jūmín duì zàoyīn wèntí tíchū kàng yì.The residents raised a protest about the noise problem.
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