抵 - dǐ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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抵

dǐ

Definition

to press against
to support
to prop up
to resist
to equal
to balance
to make up for
to mortgage
to arrive at
to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)

Character Decomposition

Related words (41)

抵住

dǐ zhù

to resist; to press against; to brace

抵债

dǐ zhài

to repay a debt in kind or by labor

抵偿

dǐ cháng

to compensate; to make good (a financial loss)

抵充

dǐ chōng

to use in payment; to compensate

抵减

dǐ jiǎn

to claim a credit against; tax reduction

抵制

dǐ zhì

to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal

to come ashore

to resist; to withstand

抵扣

dǐ kòu

to deduct from; to compensate

抵抗

dǐ kàng

to resist; resistance

抵押

dǐ yā

to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral

抵拒

dǐ jù

to resist; to stand up to

抵挡

dǐ dǎng

to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand

抵消

dǐ xiāo

to counteract; to cancel out; to offset

抵牾

dǐ wǔ

to conflict with; to contradict; contradiction

抵用

dǐ yòng

to be of use; to serve the purpose

抵罪

dǐ zuì

to be punished for a crime

抵补

dǐ bǔ

to compensate for; to make good

抵触

dǐ chù

to conflict; to contradict

抵账

dǐ zhàng

to repay a debt in kind or by labor

抵赖

dǐ lài

to refuse to admit (what one has done); to disavow; to renege

抵达

dǐ dá

to arrive; to reach (a destination)

resistance; immunity

security (property held against a loan); mortgaged property

collateral (finance)

coupon; voucher

mortgage loan

dǐ yā dài kuǎn wēi jī

mortgage crisis

see 抵充

an allowance; to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy)

大抵

dà dǐ

generally speaking; by and large; for the most part

to arrive safely

to balance up; to offset; to counterbalance

角抵

jué dǐ

wrestling; to wrestle

转抵

zhuǎn dǐ

to convert; to exchange

irresistible

forced labor to repay a debt

挨饥抵饿

ái jī dǐ è

to suffer from hunger

收支相抵

shōu zhī xiāng dǐ

to break even; balance between income and expenditure

不抵抗主义

bù dǐ kàng zhǔ yì

policy of nonresistance

次级抵押贷款

cì jí dǐ yā dài kuǎn

subprime mortgage

Idioms (2)

抵足而卧

dǐ zú ér wò

(lit.) to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship

抵足而眠

dǐ zú ér mián

(lit.) to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship

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