Chinese word

挡

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎng

Meaning

  • verbblock

Example

请不要挡住我的视线。qǐng bú yào dǎng zhù wǒ de shì xiàn

Please don't block my view.

Illustration for 挡 (block)

More examples

箱子把通道挡住了。xiāng zi bǎ tōng dào dǎng zhù le

The box is blocking the passage.

Core concept

Movement meets an obstacle that holds it back, whether the obstacle is an object, a person, or an action.

Common phrases

  • 挡住视线dǎng zhù shì xiàn

    block the view

  • 挡路dǎng lù

    block the way

  • 挡住通道dǎng zhù tōng dào

    block the passage

Similar words

拦lán: Stops a person or object from passing by standing in its path.
阻止zú zhǐ: Uses force or action to stop an action or event from happening.
阻碍zǔ ài: Hinders normal progress or development and causes delay.
遮挡zhē dǎng: Covers light or a line of sight so that something cannot be seen.

Definition in Chinese

用物体或行为阻止通行或阻碍他人动作，使前进受阻的动作。yòng wù tǐ huò xíng wéi zú zhǐ tōng xíng huò zǔ ài tā rén dòng zuò shǐ qián jìn shòu zǔ de dòng zuò

Word origin

挡 (dǎng, "to block") is the simplified form of an older character whose hand radical points to a physical act and whose other component mainly provides the sound.

Usage tips

  • When the obstruction is temporary, English often sounds more natural with "get in the way" or "hold back" than with "block," especially for moving people and changing situations.

Other meanings

  • hinderverb
  • plugverb

Opposites

  • 让开ràng kāimove asideverb
  • 让路ràng lùgive wayverb

Related words

  • 挡住dǎng zhùblockverb
  • 挡风dǎng fēngblock the windverb

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