HSK · Level 93
45 words
Chinese word
妨害
Pronunciation
Pinyinfáng hài
Meaning
- verbhinder
Example
请不要用手机妨害同学的学习。qǐng bú yào yòng shǒu jī fáng hài tóng xué de xué xí
Please don't use your phone to hinder your classmates' learning.
More examples
施工噪音妨害了居民的日常生活。shī gōng zào yīn fáng hài le jū mín de rì cháng shēng huó
Construction noise disrupted the residents' daily lives.
Core concept
Creates a blockage or disruption that keeps another activity from running normally.
Common phrases
妨害交通fáng hài jiāo tōng
disrupt traffic
妨害调查fáng hài diào chá
obstruct an investigation
妨害日常生活fáng hài rì cháng shēng huó
disrupt daily life
Similar words
妨碍fáng ài: To obstruct an action or plan and make its completion difficult.
阻碍zǔ ài: To prevent a person or thing from moving forward.
干扰gān rǎo: To interfere with an activity or communication and disrupt its normal operation.
打扰dá rǎo: To disturb someone's focus or work and make it harder to continue.
Definition in Chinese
妨害是对他人行为或程序施加阻碍或干扰，使其正常进行受到影响或被中断。fáng hài shì duì tā rén xíng wéi huò chéng xù shī jiā zǔ ài huò gān rǎo shǐ qí zhèng cháng jìn xíng shòu dào yíng xiǎng huò bèi zhōng duàn
Word origin
妨 (fáng, "obstruct") + 害 (hài, "harm") forms a compound for obstructing something in a way that causes harm to its progress.
Usage tips
- This verb has a formal tone in conversational Chinese and often appears in rules, notices, and reports about conduct that affects other people or activities.