Chinese word

拦住

Pronunciation

Pinyinlán zhù

Meaning

  • verbstop

Example

我看到她准备走，就上前把她拦住了。wǒ kàn dào tā zhǔn bèi zǒu jiù shàng qián bǎ tā lán zhù le

I saw that she was about to leave, so I went over and stopped her.

Illustration for 拦住 (stop)

More examples

前面的车拦住了去路，车队无法前进。qián miàn de chē lán zhù le qù lù chē duì wú fǎ qián jìn

The car in front blocked the way, so the convoy could not move forward.

Core concept

A moving person or thing is brought to a halt and held there, preventing further movement or action.

Common phrases

  • 把他拦住bǎ tā lán zhù

    stop him

  • 被人拦住bèi rén lán zhù

    be stopped by someone

  • 拦住去路lán zhù qù lù

    block the way

Similar words

挡住dǎng zhù: Bar a passage or course with something or someone so that nothing can pass.
叫住jiào zhù: Stop someone who is leaving by calling loudly to them.
阻止zú zhǐ: Stop a plan or action from happening through deliberate measures.

Definition in Chinese

挡住某人或某物，使其不能继续前进或进行原来的动作，强调使其停留的结果。dǎng zhù mǒu rén huò mǒu wù shǐ qí bù néng jì xù qián jìn huò jìn xíng yuán lái de dòng zuò qiáng diào shǐ qí tíng liú de jié guǒ

Word origin

拦 (lán, "bar") + 住 (zhù, "stay") forms a verb in which 住 marks the result of remaining stopped.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, the ba construction can place the affected person or object before the verb and add le to present the stopping as a completed result.

Other meanings

  • blockverb

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