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抵 is a phono-semantic compound with the hand radical 扌 on the left and the phonetic 氐 on the right. The hand component indicates an action done with the hands, originally meaning to push against, prop up, or support something to prevent it from falling or advancing. From this physical sense, it broadened to include abstract ideas of resisting, opposing, or counterbalancing a force or influence. It later acquired the sense of arriving at a destination or reaching a point, as well as the financial concept of mortgaging or pledging an asset as collateral against a debt.
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我们下午抵达机场。
他们抵抗敌人的进攻。
这些费用抵消了利润。
他用房子抵押贷款。
他的意见抵触了政策。
我们无法抵挡这种诱惑。
他试图抵赖所有的指控。
他用劳动抵偿了债务。
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