# 抵挡 (dǐdǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 抵挡 (dǐdǎng) means “to ward off; to resist; to hold back”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to ward off; to resist; to hold back
- Pinyin: dǐdǎng (di3 dang3)
- Traditional: 抵擋
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 厚衣服能抵挡寒风。
  Hòu yīfu néng dǐdǎng hánfēng.
  Thick clothes can keep out the cold wind.

## Characters

- 抵 (dǐ): to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand
- [挡](https://hanziro.com/word/dang-resist/) (dǎng): to resist; to obstruct

https://hanziro.com/word/di-dang-ward-off/

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