() — (bound form) to resist; to ward off

Definition

御 (yù) is a formal, bound morpheme meaning 'to resist, to ward off' — almost always embedded in words like 抵御 and 防御, not used alone.

bound form
(bound form) to resistto ward off

Examples

  • Jiā qiáng fáng yù néng lì shì guó jiā ān quán de zhòng yào bǎo zhàng.
    Strengthening defense capability is an important guarantee of national security.
  • Zhè zhǒng cái liào néng yǒu xiào dǐ yù hán lěng tiān qì.
    This material can effectively resist cold weather.
  • Tā men chéng gōng yù dí yú biān jìng zhī wài.
    They successfully warded off the enemy at the border.

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