抗议
Old HSK 6
抗议 (kàngyì) · to protest
抗议 (kàngyì) means “to protest; protest”. It is written with 2 characters: 抗 (to defy) + 议 (to consult). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 抗议 is built
The characters
抗 kàng · to defy
What 抗 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 亢kàng — high
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 亠tóu — lid
议 yì · to consult
What 议 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 义yì — right conduct
- 丶 — dot
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 义 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
工人们抗议工资太低。Gōngrénmen kàngyì gōngzī tài dī.The workers protested that their wages were too low.
新闻报道了学生们的抗议活动。Xīnwén bàodào le xuéshēngmen de kàngyì huódòng.The news reported on the students' protest.
Questions about 抗议
What does 抗议 mean?
抗议 (kàngyì) means “to protest; protest”.
How do you pronounce 抗议?
抗议 is pronounced kàngyì.
Which HSK level is 抗议?
抗议 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 抵抗dǐkàngto resist
- 对抗duìkàngto resist
- 反抗fǎnkàngto resist
- 会议huìyìmeeting
- 建议jiànyìto suggest
- 议论yìlùnto discuss
- 不可思议bùkěsīyìunbelievable
- 倡议chàngyìproposal
- 提议tíyìto propose
- 协议xiéyìagreement
Learn 抗议 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 106: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.