Definition
抗寒 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to resist cold' or 'to be cold-resistant'. The object 寒 (cold) can separate from 抗 when you insert aspect markers (了, 过), measure words (次), or complements (得住): e.g., 抗得住寒 ('can withstand the cold'), 抗了一次寒 ('resisted cold once'). In normal usage, the two syllables stay together as a single verb.
v.o.
to resist coldto be cold-resistant
Examples
- 抗寒，。Zhè zhǒng cáiliào hěn kàng hán, shìhé zuò dōngyī.This material is very cold-resistant, suitable for making winter clothes.
- ，。Qùnián dōngtiān tā gǎnmào le hǎo jǐ cì, yīnwèi shēntǐ kàng bú zhù hán.Last winter he caught cold several times because his body couldn't withstand the cold.
- 。Tā zhǐ kàng le yí cì hán jiù shòu bù liǎo le.He could only withstand the cold once before he couldn't take it anymore.
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