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抗议 (kàng yì) — how to say "protest" in Chinese
抗议
Protest; to protest
verb
Character composition
抗
to resist, to protest
议
to discuss, opinion
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Collocations
强烈抗议
qiáng liè kàng yì
strong protest
抗议活动
kàng yì huó dòng
protest activity
提出抗议
tí chū kàng yì
lodge a protest
Examples
很多人上街抗议新的法律。
Many people took to the streets to protest the new law.
他们抗议了。
They protested.
Frequently asked questions
Protest in Chinese meaning
"protest" in Chinese is 抗议 (kàng yì).
抗议 meaning in English
抗议 (kàng yì) means "Protest; to protest".
How is 抗议 pronounced?
It is pronounced kàng yì (written as kang yi, kangyi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "protest" in Chinese characters?
It is written 抗议: 抗 has 7 strokes, 议 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 抗议?
抗议 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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