抵 (dǐ): 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)

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Meaning: 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)
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 8
Radical: 扌
Structure: 左右结构

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)

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He stood by the window, pressing his hand against the glass, quietly watching the rain outside.

A chair was placed behind the door to stop anyone from pushing it open from the outside.

The worker braced the crumbling iron gate with a thick wooden pole while waiting for the firefighters to come and deal with it.

At that moment I was pressed flat against the wall—there were so many people that I couldn't move at all.

He pressed his forehead against the desk and closed his eyes, trying hard to calm himself down.

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