ขัด ☊ khatL 
to go against, cross, be opposed to, contravene 
chống lại phản đối like: opposed to → →
private (as opposed to publicly funded) ☊ 
bán công ☊ original text (as opposed to a copy) ☊ chính văn ☊ conventional (as opposed to nuclear, e.g.) explosive ☊ chất nổ thường ☊ (1) [CL for most inanimate objects, isolated events] (2) object, thing
(3) female
(4) main, principle
(5) solid substances in soup (as opposed to nước, the liquid, broth) ☊
cái ☊ object, goal, aim, end (as opposed to the means) ☊ cứu cánh ☊ local station (as opposed to express) ☊ ga xép ☊ (1) male (as opposed to female) ☊ giai ☊ female (as opposed to male) ☊ gái ☊ wired (as opposed to wireless) ☊ hữu tuyến ☊ ready made (of clothes, as opposed to tailor made) ☊ may sẵn ☊ men (as opposed to women) ☊ người phái nam ☊ women (as opposed to men) ☊ người phái nữ ☊ but (rather, as opposed to something previously said) ☊ nhưng lại ☊ ready-made clothes (as opposed to tailor made) ☊ quần áo may sẵn ☊ coins (as opposed to paper money) ☊ tiền kim loại ☊ modern (western) education (as opposed to traditional education) ☊ tân học ☊ vein, vena (as opposed to artery) ☊ tĩnh mạch ☊ to fight for money (as opposed to honor, e.g.) ☊ đánh nhau vì tiền ☊ rank, ranking, stratification (as opposed to equality) ☊ đảng cấp ☊ They remain directly opposed to these new plans. ☊ directly ☊
I'm opposed to censorship in any shape or form. ☊ form ☊
She remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving abroad. ☊ opposed ☊
They are totally opposed to abortion. ☊ opposed ☊
200 attended, as opposed to 300 the previous year. ☊ as opposed to ☊
This exercise develops suppleness as opposed to (= rather than) strength. ☊ as opposed to ☊
He was strongly opposed to the idea. ☊ strongly ☊
They are violently opposed to the idea. ☊ violently ☊