to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to; to match

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

他抵着墙站着。

He stood against the wall.

这点钱抵不了多少。

This little money will not go far.