Chinese word

阻碍

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǔ ài

Meaning

  • verbhinder

Example

不要让困难阻碍你前进。bú yào ràng kùn nán zǔ ài nǐ qián jìn

Don't let difficulties hinder your progress.

Illustration for 阻碍 (hinder)

More examples

官僚程序有时会阻碍政策的实施。guān liáo chéng xù yǒu shí huì zǔ ài zhèng cè de shí shī

Bureaucratic procedures sometimes hinder policy implementation.

Core concept

Forward movement meets resistance from something in the way, so a person or process cannot proceed smoothly.

Common phrases

  • 阻碍决策zǔ ài jué cè

    hinder decision-making

  • 阻碍实施zǔ ài shí shī

    hinder implementation

  • 阻碍沟通zǔ ài gōu tōng

    hinder communication

Similar words

妨碍fáng ài: Interfere with an action, plan, or process and make it harder to carry out.
阻止zú zhǐ: Stop an action or process so that it cannot continue.
挡住dǎng zhù: Block a path or opening with a person or object so that nothing can pass through.
拦住lán zhù: Intercept and stop a moving person or object along the way.

Definition in Chinese

阻止或妨碍某种行动、过程或发展，使其不能顺利实现或被迫延迟。zú zhǐ huò fáng ài móu zhǒng xíng dòng guò chéng huò fā zhǎn shǐ qí bù néng shùn lì shí xiàn huò bèi pò yán chí

Word origin

The compound 阻碍 (zǔài, "to hinder") joins two characters associated with obstructing and impeding, reinforcing the idea of blocked progress.

Usage tips

  • As a verb, it often takes an abstract goal or process as its object, which makes it useful in everyday discussions of progress and plans.

Other meanings

  • blockverb
  • obstaclenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 阻碍因素zǔ ài yīn sùhindering factornoun

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