Chinese word

拉黑

Pronunciation

Pinyinlā hēi

Meaning

  • verbblock

Example

我把她拉黑了。wǒ bǎ tā lā hēi le

I blocked her.

Illustration for 拉黑 (block)

More examples

把联系人拉黑后，他看不到对方的动态。bǎ lián xì rén lā hēi hòu tā kàn bú dào duì fāng de dòng tài

After blocking the contact, he could no longer see the other person's posts.

Core concept

A one-way gate that shuts a person out of an online channel.

Common phrases

  • 把她拉黑了bǎ tā lā hēi le

    block her

  • 把联系人拉黑bǎ lián xì rén lā hēi

    block a contact

  • 被拉黑后bèi lā hēi hòu

    after being blocked

Similar words

屏蔽píng bì: Use an app setting to hide someone's posts or notifications from your view.
删除好友shān chú háo yǒu: Delete someone from a contact or friend list, removing the saved connection.
拉入黑名单lā rù hēi míng dān: Place someone on a blacklist to refuse future messages and contact.

Definition in Chinese

指在聊天工具或社交平台上将某人加入黑名单，从而阻断其发送消息、查看动态或发起联系的行为动词。zhǐ zài liáo tiān gōng jù huò shè jiāo píng tái shàng jiàng mǒu rén jiā rù hēi míng dān cóng ér zǔ duàn qí fā sòng xiāo xī chá kàn dòng tài huò fā qǐ lián xì de xíng wéi dòng cí

Word origin

拉黑 (lāhēi, "to block") combines 拉 (lā, "pull") with 黑名单 (hēimíngdān, "blacklist"), portraying a person as being moved onto a list that prevents contact.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this word often marks a personal social boundary, so it can sound more deliberate and final than a neutral change to message settings.

Other meanings

  • blacklistverb

Opposites

  • 解封jiě fēngunblockverb
  • 取消屏蔽qǔ xiāo píng bìunblockverb

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