# 抗拒 (kàngjù): to resist | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-7732
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:51:17.720Z
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Learn 抗拒 (kàngjù), HSK 7-9: to resist; to defy; to refuse to accept. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 抗拒

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kàngjù

to resist; to defy; to refuse to accept

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

kàngjù

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## Example sentence

面对巨大的压力，他并没有抗拒，而是勇敢地接受了挑战。

Miàn duì jùdà de yālì, tā bìng méiyǒu kàngjù, ér shì yǒnggǎn de jiēshòu le tiǎozhàn.

Facing enormous pressure, he did not resist but bravely accepted the challenge.

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