抵Tone 3

dǐ ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 扌

抵 · dǐ

to resist;

to withstand;

to support;

to prop up;

to reach;

to arrive at;

to be equivalent to;

to mortgage

to resistto withstandto support

Usage highlights

to resistto arriveto offsetmortgageto withstandto compensate for

Synonyms

抵抗— to resist, to oppose
抵达— to arrive, to reach
抵押— to mortgage, to pledge

Antonyms

屈服— to surrender, to yield
离开— to leave, to depart

Usage & contexts

Examples

The army resisted the enemy attack (抵抗敌军).
He arrived at the airport (抵达机场).
This payment will cover the expenses (这笔款项足以抵销开支).
They used their house as collateral for a loan (他们用房子作抵押).

Collocations

to resist(抵抗)
to arrive(抵达)
to offset(抵销)
mortgage(抵押)
to withstand(抵挡)
to compensate for(抵偿)

Idioms

To use one's meager strength to hold up a collapsing situation(抵柱中流)
To be barely able to make ends meet(抵足而眠)
To use one thing to offset another(抵瑕蹈隙)

Cultural background

Originally meant to push against or resist, derived from the hand radical and the phonetic component 氐.
In traditional Chinese legal and financial contexts, used for pledging property as security.
Commonly appears in military and defensive contexts throughout Chinese history.

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