Chinese word

阻挡

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǔ dǎng

Meaning

  • verbblock

Example

大雨阻挡了我们的去路。dà yǔ zú dǎng le wǒ men de qù lù

Heavy rain blocked our way.

Illustration for 阻挡 (block)

More examples

倒下的树阻挡了公路。dǎo xià de shù zú dǎng le gōng lù

The fallen tree blocked the road.

Core concept

A barrier or force cuts off a path, stopping people or things from passing or moving forward.

Common phrases

  • 阻挡去路zú dǎng qù lù

    block the way

  • 阻挡阳光zú dǎng yáng guāng

    block sunlight

  • 阻挡视线zú dǎng shì xiàn

    block the view

Similar words

阻止zú zhǐ: Deliberately prevents an action or event from taking place.
阻碍zǔ ài: Gets in the way of progress or development so that it does not go smoothly.
挡住dǎng zhù: Uses a body or object to block a passage or view.
拦住lán zhù: Intercepts someone and holds them in place.

Definition in Chinese

用力量或物体挡住，使人或物不能通过或前进。yòng lì liàng huò wù tǐ dǎng zhù shǐ rén huò wù bù néng tōng guò huò qián jìn

Word origin

阻 (zǔ, "obstruct") + 挡 (dǎng, "shield") forms a compound that reinforces the idea of putting an obstruction in the way.

Usage tips

  • The passive form is useful when the stopped person, vehicle, or route matters more than the force causing the stoppage.

Other meanings

  • hinderverb
  • block outverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 阻挡物zú dǎng wùobstaclenoun

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