Chinese word

遮

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhē

Meaning

  • verbblock

Example

别用手遮住灯光。bié yòng shǒu zhē zhù dēng guāng

Do not use your hand to block the light.

Illustration for 遮 (block)

More examples

黑夜里的灯光被树叶遮蔽了一部分。hēi yè lǐ de dēng guāng bèi shù yè zhē bì le yí bù fèn

Some of the light in the dark was blocked by the leaves.

Core concept

Closes off a route or line of sight by placing a barrier across it, and can extend to stopping an influence from reaching its target.

Common phrases

  • 遮蔽zhē bì

    screen

  • 遮风挡雨zhē fēng dáng yǔ

    shelter from wind and rain

  • 遮挡zhē dǎng

    block

Similar words

遮挡zhē dǎng: To screen light or a view with an object, cloth, or another physical covering.
挡住dǎng zhù: To block an opening, path, or flow so that passage cannot continue.
妨碍fáng ài: To hinder an action or process by creating an obstacle that makes success harder.
阻止zú zhǐ: To stop an action or movement from continuing through force or another means.

Definition in Chinese

以物体、手或障碍挡住，使光线、视线或通道不能通过，也可指遮蔽或阻挡某种影响。yǐ wù tǐ shǒu huò zhàng ài dǎng zhù shǐ guāng xiàn shì xiàn huò tōng dào bù néng tōng guò yě kě zhǐ zhē bì huò zú dǎng móu zhǒng yíng xiǎng

Word origin

The character 遮 (zhē, "to block") originally expressed stopping or holding back, while its written form pairs a movement-related component with a sound component.

Usage tips

  • The thing after the verb is often the blocked light, view, route, or object, not the person who experiences the obstruction; this object pattern makes short everyday sentences easier to parse.

Other meanings

  • screenverb
  • coververb

Opposites

Related words

  • 遮掩zhē yǎnconcealverb
  • 遮挡zhē dǎngblockverb

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