招架 (zhāo jià) — to parry, to fend off (in combat, arguments); to withstand, to cope with (pressure, difficulties, criticism)

Definición

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)

Ejemplos

  • 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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