kàng yì
to protest; object; remonstrate
我们对政府的政策表示抗议。
Wǒmen duì zhèngfǔ de zhèngcè biǎoshì kàngyì.
We protest against the government's policies.
学生们抗议学校的规定。
Xuéshēngmen kàngyì xuéxiào de guīdìng.
The students protested the school's regulations.
市民们抗议工厂的污染。
Shìmínmen kàngyì gōngchǎng de wūrǎn.
The citizens protested the pollution from the factory.
赞成 (zànchéng)
approve
支持 (zhīchí)
support
The Chinese word 抗议 (kàngyì) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 抗 (kàng) and 议 (yì). The character 抗 originally meant "to carry on the shoulder" or "to bear", but in modern Chinese it has come to mean "to resist" or "to oppose". The character 议 originally meant "to discuss" or "to deliberate", but in modern Chinese it has come to mean "a proposal" or "a resolution". Thus, the word 抗议 literally means "to resist a proposal" or "to oppose a resolution". It is used to express disapproval or opposition to something, typically an action or policy of a government or organization.
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