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title: "Kangyi Meaning: 抗议 (kàngyì) Means “to protest”"
description: "抗议 (traditional 抗議, kàngyì) means “to protest; protest”. Hear its tones, see what 抗 and 议 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kangyi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 抗议 mean?

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抗议 kàngyì

## to protest; protest

## Its characters

1. 抗 kàng to resist
2. 议 yì to discuss

## In a sentence

居民抗议附近工厂的噪音。 Residents protested the noise from the nearby factory.

[More about 抗议](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%97%E8%AE%AE)

## More words with 抗 or 议

- [不可思议 bùkě-sīyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bukesiyi)
- [倡议 chàngyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changyi)
- [抵抗 dǐkàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dikang)
- [对抗 duìkàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duikang)
- [反抗 fǎnkàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fankang)
- [会议 huìyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huiyi)
- [建议 jiànyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianyi)
- [决议 juéyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jueyi)
- [抗拒 kàngjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kangju)
- [抗生素 kàngshēngsù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kangshengsu)

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