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抗擊

简抗击 · 繁抗擊

Mandarin · pinyin kàng jī

to resist (an aggressor)
to oppose (a menace)

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抗: kàng · resist, oppose, defy, reject
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击: jī · strike, hit, beat; attack, fight

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4–1 · kang4 ji1

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verb

to resist an attack; to fight back

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