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Definition
To stubbornly resist; to put up a persistent or desperate struggle.
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How it's used
Focuses on a stubborn or desperate refusal to yield, often implying a losing battle. It carries a formal or dramatic weight, frequently appearing in news reports or narratives about conflicts, rather than casual daily conversation.
Examples
They resisted to the end and refused to admit their mistake.
Facing the police siege, is the suspect still resisting?
Related words
Common phrases
resist to the very end
Common mistake
Do not use this for simple disagreement or minor pushback. It implies a significant, often physical or legal, confrontation where one side is clearly being pressured to surrender.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
