HSK 6 · Society

抵制 dǐzhì “to boycott” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 抵制 means

  1. to boycott
  2. to resist
  3. to refuse (to cooperate)
  4. to reject
  5. resistance
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • refusal

How to say 抵制

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale抵dǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale制zhì4th tone, falling

抵制 in a sentence

  1. 我们应该抵制不健康的网络内容。

    Wǒmen yīnggāi dǐzhì bú jiànkāng de wǎngluò nèiróng.

    We should resist unhealthy content online.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 很多顾客开始抵制这个品牌。

    Hěn duō gùkè kāishǐ dǐzhì zhè ge pǐnpái.

    Many customers have started boycotting this brand.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 抵制 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 抵 (dǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
抵dǐto press against; to support; to prop up
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 氐the name of an ancient tribe · dǐSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 氐 (dǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with dǐ.

The character 制 (zhì) drawn as one shape
制zhìsystem

制 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 抵制

抵 8 strokes · 制 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

抵制 (dǐzhì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 抵制 (dǐzhì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 抵制

Words with 抵

抵抗dǐkàng · to resist抵达dǐdá · to arrive

Words with 制

控制kòngzhì · to control限制xiànzhì · to restrict制定zhìdìng · to draw up制造zhìzào · to manufacture制作zhìzuò · to make制度zhìdù · system (of rules)复制fùzhì · to duplicate制服zhìfú · uniform遏制èzhì · to curb节制jiézhì · to control

More words: Society & Law

当选dāngxuǎn · to be elected盗窃dàoqiè · to steal打仗dǎzhàng · to fight a war典礼diǎnlǐ · ceremony动荡dòngdàng · turmoil东道主dōngdàozhǔ · host动员dòngyuán · to mobilise斗争dòuzhēng · struggle

FAQs

抵制 (dǐzhì) means “to boycott” or “to resist”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dǐzhì: dǐ with a 3rd tone, then zhì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 抵制 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dizhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 抵制 from the suggestions. Typing dizhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
抵制 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.