抗拒
kàngjù · HSK 7
resist
✋🛡️ 抗 resist + 拒 refuse = push back and turn it away; resist, defy
抗 (kàng) means oppose or withstand; 拒 (jù) means refuse or reject. Stacked together they double down on saying no: you both fight off the force and shut the door on it.